DNA barcoding reveals cryptic diversity within commercially exploited Indo-Malay Carangidae (Teleosteii: Perciformes).

BACKGROUND: DNA barcodes, typically focusing on the cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) in many animals, have been used widely as a species-identification tool. The ability of DNA barcoding to distinguish species from a range of taxa and to reveal cryptic species has been well documented. Despite the we...

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Main Authors: Tun Nurul Aimi Mat Jaafar, Martin I Taylor, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Mark de Bruyn, Gary R Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3510217?pdf=render