Publications by authors named "Ben W Price"
Low coverage 'genome-skims' are often used to assemble organelle genomes and ribosomal gene sequences for cost-effective phylogenetic and barcoding studies. Natural history collections hold invaluable biological information, yet poor preservation resulting in degraded DNA often hinders polymerase chain reaction-based analyses. However, it is possible to generate libraries and sequence the short fragments typical of degraded DNA to generate genome-skims from museum collections.
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- - The Darwin Tree of Life Project (DToL) focuses on sequencing high-quality genomes for all eukaryotic species in Britain and Ireland, highlighting the importance of accurate organism identification through DNA barcoding.
- - DNA barcoding offers a reliable method for species identification and resolving taxonomic ambiguities, but it has not been widely used in projects creating reference genomes until this initiative.
- - The project analyzed over 12,000 specimens, revealing that up to 20% needed further verification, leading to name changes for 2% of seed plants and 3.5% of animal specimens, while also suggesting improvements for future sequencing and data analysis.
We describe an online open repository and analysis platform, BioAcoustica (http://bio.acousti.ca), for recordings of wildlife sounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistorically serving as repositories for morphologically-based taxonomic research, natural history collections are now increasingly being targeted in studies utilizing DNA data. The development of advanced molecular techniques has facilitated extraction of useable DNA from old specimens, including type material. Sequencing diagnostic molecular markers from type material enables accurate species designation, especially where modern taxonomic hypotheses confirm morphologically cryptic species complexes.
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