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* Barcode Index Numbers(BIN): cluster barcode sequences to create OTUs that closely reflect species groupings
SPECIMEN DETAILS:
Voucher Status:
Reproduction:
S
Tissue Descriptor:
Sex:
F
Brief Note:
Life Stage:
adult
Detailed Notes:
COLLECTION DATA:
Country:
Finland
Date Collected:
2008-07-30
Province/State:
Collectors:
Petri Hirvonen
Region/County:
Lapponia kittilensis
Sector:
Muonio
Exact Site:
Latitude:
67.912
Elevation:
Longitude:
23.664
Elv. Accuracy:
Coord. Source:
Depth:
Coord. Accuracy:
Depth Accuracy :
PUBLICATIONS:
Marko Mutanen, Sami M. Kivelä, Rutger A. Vos, Camiel Doorenweerd, Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Axel Hausmann, Peter Huemer, Vlad Dincă, Erik J. van Nieukerken, Carlos Lopez-Vaamonde, Roger Vila, Leif Aarvik, Thibaud Decaëns, Konstantin A. Efetov, Paul D. N. Hebert, Arild Johnsen, Ole Karsholt, Mikko Pentinsaari, Rodolphe Rougerie, Andreas Segerer, Gerhard Tarmann, Reza Zahiri, and H. Charles J. Godfray Species-Level Para- and Polyphyly in DNA Barcode Gene Trees: Strong Operational Bias in European Lepidoptera. Society of Systematic Biologists 2016-06-10;65(6):1024-1040
Marko Mutanen, Axel Hausmann, Paul D. N. Hebert, Jean-François Landry, Jeremy R. de Waard and Peter Huemer Allopatry as a Gordian Knot for Taxonomists: Patterns of DNA Barcode Divergence in Arctic-Alpine Lepidoptera PLoS ONE 2012-10-11;7(10):e47214 (PDF)
