DNA barcodes : methods and protocols / edited by W. John Kress and David L. Erickson.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

DNA barcodes : methods and protocols / W. John Kress and David L. Erickson -- Introduction to animal DNA barcoding protocols / Lee A. Weigt ... [et al.] -- DNA barcodes for insects / John James Wilson -- DNA barcoding methods for invertebrates / Nathaniel Evans and Gustav Paulay -- DNA barcoding amphibians and reptiles / Miguel Vences ... [et al.] -- DNA barcoding fishes / Lee A. Weigt -- DNA barcoding birds : from field collection to data analysis / Dario A. Lijtmaer ... [et al.] -- DNA barcoding in mammals / Natalia V. Ivanova, Elizabeth L. Clare, and Alex V. Borisenko -- Methods for DNA barcoding of fungi / Ursula Eberhardt -- Methods for DNA barcoding photosynthetic protists emphasizing the macroalgae and diatoms / Gary W. Saunders and Daniel C. McDevit -- DNA barcoding methods for land plants / Aron J. Fazekas ... [et al.] -- Field information management systems for DNA barcoding / John Deck ... [et al.] -- Laboratory information management systems for DNA barcoding / Meaghan Parker ... [et al.] -- DNA extraction, preservation, and amplification / Thomas Knebelsberger and Isabella Stoger -- DNA mini-barcodes / Mehrdad Hajibabaei and Charly McKenna -- Ways to mix multiple PCR amplicons into single 454 run for DNA barcoding / Ryuji J. Machida and Nancy Knowlton -- Practical evaluation of DNA barcode efficacy / John L. Spouge and Leonardo Marino-Ramirez -- Plant DNA Barcodes, Taxonomic Management and Species Discovery in Tropical Forests / Christopher W. Dick and Campbell O. Webb -- Construction and Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees Using DNA Barcode Data / David L. Erickson and Amy C. Driskell -- Phylogenetic analyses of ecological communities using DNA barcode data / Nathan G. Swenson -- FISH-BOL, a case study for DNA barcodes / Robert D. Ward -- Generating plant DNA barcodes for trees in long-term forest dynamics plots / W. John Kress, Ida C. Lopez, and David L. Erickson -- Future directions / David L. Erickson and W. John Kress.