Research articles
The latest science in DNA barcoding
The butterfly effect: geographic patterns of DNA barcode variation in subtropical Lepidoptera
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
Scientists rediscover lost specimens of water mite in Norway 120 years after they were first described
GBOL III: Dark Taxa
Researchers launch new BIOSCAN project that aims to illuminate thousands of new insect species on Germany’s doorstep.
Spring into action: Life in Earth’s rarest soils under threat
Springtails (Collembola) in the Antarctic indicate that unique soil biodiversity in the region faces biotic homogenization due to increased human activity
Judge a caterpillar by what they eat, not where they’re found
Gut content analysis of Peruvian caterpillars reveals new insights into host-plant relationships and the methods used to examine species interactions key to BIOSCAN
Discovering ten new species of Paramyia Williston (Diptera: Milichiidae) in North America using DNA barcoding
Making the process of species identification more efficient by focusing morphological efforts using DNA-based tools
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