Taxonomy isn't black and white
DNA barcoding method put to the test reveals new cryptic bird and butterfly species
Sep 27, 2004
Two studies published this week by the University of Guelph's Paul Hebert and colleagues appear to confirm DNA barcoding as a powerful tool in taxonomic diagnostics. But claims and counterclaims about just what the method can and can't deliver continue unabated.
In the first study, published in
The second study, appearing this week in