Colour Patterns Do Not Diagnose Species: Quantitative Evaluation of a DNA Barcoded Cryptic Bumblebee Complex

Cryptic diversity within bumblebees (Bombus) has the potential to undermine crucial conservation efforts designed to reverse the observed decline in many bumblebee species worldwide. Central to such efforts is the ability to correctly recognise and diagnose species. The B. lucorum complex (Bombus lu...

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Main Authors: Carolan, James C., Murray, Tomás E., Fitzpatrick, Úna, Crossley, John, Schmidt, Hans, Cederberg, Björn, McNally, Luke, Paxton, Robert J., Williams, Paul H., Brown, Mark J. F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3253071/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22238595
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029251
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