| Title |
Beyond the Colours: Discovering Hidden Diversity in the Nymphalidae of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico through DNA Barcoding
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0027776 |
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| Authors |
Blanca R. Prado, Carmen Pozo, Martha Valdez-Moreno, Paul D. N. Hebert |
| Abstract |
Recent studies have demonstrated the utility of DNA barcoding in the discovery of overlooked species and in the connection of immature and adult stages. In this study, we use DNA barcoding to examine diversity patterns in 121 species of Nymphalidae from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Our results suggest the presence of cryptic species in 8 of these 121 taxa. As well, the reference database derived from the analysis of adult specimens allowed the identification of nymphalid caterpillars providing new details on host plant use. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 13% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 49 | 63% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 4% |
| Unspecified | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 10 | 13% |