ABOL BIOBLITZ: DNA BARCODING SAFEGUARDS TAXONOMIC KNOWLEDGE

The Austrian Barcode of Life (ABOL) initiative uses DNA barcoding to safeguard and make publicly accessible rare knowledge on biodiversity generated in the course of local BioBlitz events

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The butterfly effect: geographic patterns of DNA barcode variation in subtropical Lepidoptera

by Natalí Attiná, Ezequiel Núñez Bustos, Darío A. Lijtmaer, Pablo L. Tubaro and Pablo D. Lavinia | Jul 31, 2020 | Research

Forest dynamics, spatial distribution patterns, and sampling scale are associated with mitochondrial DNA variation in Argentinian butterflies

Hunting for a water mite neotype in southern Norway

by Katherine Perry | Jul 24, 2020 | Research

Scientists rediscover lost specimens of water mite in Norway 120 years after they were first described

GBOL III: Dark Taxa

by Axel Hausmann, Lars Krogmann, Ralph S. Peters, Vera Rduch and Stefan Schmidt | Jul 10, 2020 | Research

Researchers launch new BIOSCAN project that aims to illuminate thousands of new insect species on Germany’s doorstep.

What can’t be measured won’t be managed: Scientists and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency work together to conserve the Great Lakes

by Bilgenur Baloğlu, Christopher C. Marshall, Lars Rudstam, David M. Lodge, Edward DeWalt, Paul W. Simonin, Beth Whitmore, Lyubov Burlakova and Kristy Deiner | Jun 18, 2020 | iBOL Nation Activity

The Great Lakes DNA Barcoding project brings together several international partners to understand the aquatic invertebrate biodiversity in the Laurentian Great Lakes

Spring into action: Life in Earth’s rarest soils under threat

by Helena Baird | Jun 4, 2020 | Research

Springtails (Collembola) in the Antarctic indicate that unique soil biodiversity in the region faces biotic homogenization due to increased human activity

30 million reasons you will be missed

by Michelle D'Souza | May 22, 2020 | Illuminations

Pioneer field biologist, entomologist, and mentor, Terry Erwin passes away at age 79

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ILLUMINATING THE SCIENCE, STORIES, AND PEOPLE DRIVING DNA BARCODING RESEARCH

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How a tropical country can DNA barcode itself

Features

Written by Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs

BIOSCAN: ILLUMINATING BIODIVERSITY AND SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY

by Donald Hobern | Oct 2, 2019

RECONSTRUCTING THE DIET OF AN ELUSIVE WOOD GROUSE (WESTERN CAPERCAILLIES) USING METAGENOMICS

by Physilia Chua | Nov 12, 2019

REVOLUTIONIZING FISH MONITORING IN ALPINE RIVERS

by Bettina Thalinger et al. | Apr 7, 2019

DNA BARCODING AT THE IBERIAN SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE BIOLOGY STUDIES

by Pedro Vieira | Nov 28, 2019

About the iBOL Consortium

The iBOL consortium involves scientists and research organizations in 30+ nations. It is developing and employing the DNA-based identification systems required to deliver a detailed understanding of global biodiversity by working in partnership with academic, government, and private sector organizations.

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BIOSCAN: TRACKING BIODIVERSITY ON EARTH

by iBOL Media | Jan 23, 2020