Plant DNA Barcodes, Community Ecology, and Species Interactions / edited by W. John Kress, Morgan Gostel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kress, W. John, editor.

Gostel, Morgan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genetic markers.

DNA data banks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Place of Publication:

Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023

Basel, Switzerland : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The community of biologists has been eager to realize the promise of DNA barcodes since the concept was first proposed in 2003. As we approach twenty years of DNA barcoding, their application continues to increase, and methods continue to be developed that utilize this ever-expanding resource for multiple fields of biology. The nearly ten million DNA barcodes available today provide a database that is especially useful for ecology and evolutionary biology. Thanks to these large and well-curated DNA barcode resources, fundamental biological questions can be more rigorously addressed regarding community evolution, assembly, herbivory, pollination, and species interactions across and among diverse habitats and organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms. This reprint illustrates the wide variety of applications of DNA barcodes, especially in plants, to tackle research topics in ecology, evolutionary biology, plant-animal interactions, taxonomy, conservation, and ethnobotany.

Notes:

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ISBN:

3-0365-6044-0