How effective are DNA barcodes in the identification of African rainforest trees?

DNA barcoding of rain forest trees could potentially help biologists identify species and discover new ones. However, DNA barcodes cannot always distinguish between closely related species, and the size and completeness of barcode databases are key parameters for their successful application. We tes...

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Autores principales: Parmentier, I., Duminil, J., Kuzmina, M., Philippe, M., Thomas, D.W., Duncan, T., Kenfack, D., Chuyong, G.B., Hardy, Olivier J.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35565

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