Exploring Species Diversity and Molecular Evolution of Arachnida through DNA Barcodes

• Main Author: Young, Monica Rose
• Other Authors: Hebert, Paul DN
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Acari; Arachnida; COI; DNA barcodes; Species Richness; Molecular Evolution; Canada; Indel’; Subarctic; Mite
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10214/5503

This thesis investigates species diversity and patterns of molecular evolution in Arachnida through DNA barcoding. The first chapter assesses mite species richness through comprehensive sampling at a subarctic location in Canada. Barcode analysis of 6279 specimens revealed nearly 900 presumptive spe...