DNA barcodes and reliable molecular identifications in a diverse group of invasive pests: lessons from Bactrocera fruit flies on variation across the COI gene, introgression, and standardization
C. Doorenweerd, M. San Jose, L. Leblanc, N. Barr, S. Geib, A. Y. C. Chung, J. Dupuis, A. Ekayanti, E. Fiegalan, K. S. Hemachandra, M. A. Hossain, C.-L. Huang, Y.-F. Hsu, K. Y. Morris, A. Maryani Mustapeng, , D. Rubinoff
The paper evaluates the effectiveness of COI gene sequences for species identification in Dacini fruit flies, finding high congruence with morphology but also introgression issues in some pest species.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology