Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 5:11 PM
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Nuclear mitochondrial pseudogenes introduce ambiguity to DNA barcoding

Hojun Song, hojun_song@byu.edu, Brigham Young University, Department of Biology, 692 Widtsoe Building, Provo, UT and Michael F. Whiting, Brigham Young University, Integrative Biology, Department of Integrative Biology, 401 WIDB, Provo, UT.



Species 1: Orthoptera Acrididae Locusta migratoria (migratory locust)
Species 2: Orthoptera Acrididae Schistocerca americana (American grasshopper)
Species 3: Orthoptera Acrididae Acrida willemsei