Las discusiones temáticas alrededor de la consolidación del Inventario Nacional de Biodiversidad ... more Las discusiones temáticas alrededor de la consolidación del Inventario Nacional de Biodiversidad para Colombia y la Red de Monitoreo de Biodiversidad como una estrategia de largo plazo, sin duda temas complejos que requerirán de grandes esfuerzos, coordinación y generosidad institucional y personal, los podrá apreciar el lector a lo largo del presente documento, esperando que pueda entender también la importancia que tienen los resultados y la agenda propuesta si en el futuro queremos tomar decisiones con bases científicas
Blow flies are of medical, sanitary, veterinary, and forensic importance. Their accurate taxonomi... more Blow flies are of medical, sanitary, veterinary, and forensic importance. Their accurate taxonomic identification is essential for their use in applied research. However, neotropical fauna has not been completely studied or described, and taxa identification without the required training is a difficult task. Additionally, the current morphological keys are not fitting to all extant taxa. Molecular-based approaches are widely used to overcome these issues, including the standard 5ʹ COI barcode fragment (~650 base pairs [bp]) for identification at the species level. Here, a shorter sequence of 5ʹ COI fragment (~342 bp) was assessed for the identification of 28 blow fly species inhabiting the northwest of South America. One tree-based (the generalized mixed Yule-coalescent—GMYC) and 3 distance-based approaches (automatic barcode gap discover – ABGD, the best close match – BCM, and the nearest neighbor – NN) analyses were performed. Noticeably, the amplification and sequencing of sample...
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