| Title |
Towards a Global Barcode Library for Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Lymantriinae) Tussock Moths of Biosecurity Concern
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0014280 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeremy R. deWaard, Andrew Mitchell, Melody A. Keena, David Gopurenko, Laura M. Boykin, Karen F. Armstrong, Michael G. Pogue, Joao Lima, Robin Floyd, Robert H. Hanner, Leland M. Humble |
| Abstract |
Detecting and controlling the movements of invasive species, such as insect pests, relies upon rapid and accurate species identification in order to initiate containment procedures by the appropriate authorities. Many species in the tussock moth genus Lymantria are significant forestry pests, including the gypsy moth Lymantria dispar L., and consequently have been a focus for the development of molecular diagnostic tools to assist in identifying species and source populations. In this study we expand the taxonomic and geographic coverage of the DNA barcode reference library, and further test the utility of this diagnostic method, both for species/subspecies assignment and for determination of geographic provenance of populations. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 62 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 30 | 45% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 6% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 47 | 70% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 5 | 7% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1 | 1% |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 5 | 7% |