Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: ‘Ten species’ of Astraptes fulgerator reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

By A. Brower. 2006

222 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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In Ecological Modeling

1. Keith A. Crandall
2. Alana Domingo
3. J. Stake
4. Paul H. Williams
5. J. E. Buhay
6. J. Neigel
7. Miguel B. Araújo

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Dave Goulson
2. Hojun Song
3. P. Schmid-Hempel
4. Keith A. Crandall
5. Mark J. F. Brown
6. Paul H. Williams
7. Michael Whiting
8. Motomi Ito

In Genetics

1. J. E. Buhay
2. Keith A. Crandall
3. P. Schmid-Hempel
4. Hojun Song
5. Dave Goulson
6. Mark J. F. Brown
7. Michael Whiting
8. Motomi Ito

Citations in the corpus

• Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. worldwide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (2012, background): “Consequently, despite many potential pitfalls and the need for external supporting evidence, COI barcodes can still be useful for recognising likely cryptic species (Brower, 2006).”
• DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity in marine hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from coastal and deep‐sea environments (2007, background): “DNA barcoding, especially when used for species discovery, remains contentious, especially amongst taxonomists (Moritz & Cicero 2004; DeSalle et al. 2005; Ebach & Holdrege 2005; Brower 2006).”
• Many species in one: DNA barcoding overestimates the number of species when nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes are coamplified (2008, background): “Brower (24) argued against the claim by Hebert et al.”
• Current progress in DNA barcoding and future implications for entomology (2011, background): “This problem has been reported for many insects (Gellissen & Michaelis 1987; Zhang & Hewitt 1996; Bensasson et al. 2000; Brower 2006; Rubinoff et al. 2006; Magnacca & Brown 2010a,b) and can affect the barcoding results (Song et al. 2008).”
• DNA barcoding as a tool for coral reef conservation (2007, methodology): “Measures of tree support, such as the non-parametric bootstrap, can be used to assess the robustness of sequence clusters that correspond to species and higher taxa (Brower 2006).”
• Alleviating the taxonomic impediment of DNA barcoding and setting a bad precedent: names for ten species of ‘Astraptes fulgerator’ (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae: Eudaminae) with DNA-based diagnoses (2010, unknown): “DeSalle et al. , 2005 ; Brower, 2006 ; Pons et al.”