What needs explanation is the absence of variation
…absurd when applied to the large number of animal species that show low intraspecific variation. For example 97% of the 263 world cowrie species show constrained intraspecific variation (Meyer and…
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Finding out what lies beneath
What lives in soil? In August 2009 Pesq Agropec Bras (open access) an international cohort of 10 researchers from Canada, France, US, Taiwan, and Russia examine prospects for speeding assessment…
DNA barcoding helps resolve tropical biodiversity
…greater. Land Animal and Plant Biodiversity World Map Two recent papers show DNA barcoding aids species identification and discovery in tropical fauna. In January 24, 2006 Proceedings of the National…
Learning how to apply DNA barcoding to species discovery
In 7 June 2006 Systematics and Biodiversity Andrew Brower examines application of DNA barcodes to identifying and defining new species. His Perspective piece “Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation:…
Undiscovered species lurking in museum drawers
…revealed these 4 specimens, and a fifth stranded in 1997, to be a new species, designated Perrin’s beaked whale Mesoplodon perrini (Dalebout et al 2002 Marine Mammal Sci 18:577). The…
eDNA book chapter by Alan Curry and Jesse Ausubel
We post the book chapter by Alan Curry and Jesse H. Ausubel, Biological information for the new blue economy and the emerging role of eDNA, in the comprehensive new book…
Naming names faster
…inferences about the evolutionary past. It generally takes years or decades between specimen collection and publication of a new species description, and my impression is that most specimens in museum…
Don’t barcode alone
…a social as well as scientific process–achieving consensus on COI and matK/rbcL are major achievements. In March 2010 Hydrobiologia, researchers from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research-Kolkata, India, and…
Manifesto for Clean Ocean
…Ocean Manifesto” https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2436864685283/a-clean-ocean-by-2030-un-experts-clean-ocean-manifesto SciTech Daily A Clean Ocean by 2030: UN Experts’ “Clean Ocean Manifesto” https://scitechdaily.com/a-clean-ocean-by-2030-un-experts-clean-ocean-manifesto/ Podcast, Germany #4: Die Zukunft der Meere – mit Angelika Brandt https://www.podcast.de/episode/587607889/4-die-zukunft-der-meere-mit-angelika-brandt Earth.com, United…
Dis the Threat Industry
JH Ausubel. Technological Forecasting and Society Change
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…the endeavor to find and predict “Global Change,” especially human-induced climate change. Each year the world spends $2 billion on it. At $100,000 per person-year 20,000 people are searching full-time….