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Comparative performance of the 16S rRNA gene in DNA barcoding of amphibians

Miguel Vences1 email, Meike Thomas2 email, Arie van der Meijden3 email, Ylenia Chiari3 email and David R Vieites4 email

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam, Mauritskade 61, 1092 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Institute for Genetics, Evolutionary Genetics, University of Cologne, Weyertal 121, 50931 Köln, Germany

Department of Biology (Evolutionary Biology), University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany

Department of Integrative Biology, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg., University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3160, USA

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Frontiers in Zoology 2005, 2:5doi:10.1186/1742-9994-2-5

Published: 16 March 2005

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Summary of results of amplification experiments, and detailed data of inter- and intraspecific divergences in mantellid frogs.

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