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Hemlock woolly adelgid biological control: molecular methods to distinguish Laricobius nigrinus, L. rubidus, and their hybrids
| Authors: | Nathan P. P. Havill, Gina Davis, Joanne Klein, Adalgisa Caccone, Scott Salom |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Type: | Other |
| Station: | Northern Research Station |
| Source: | In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 25-28. |
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Abstract
Molecular diagnostics use DNA-based methods to assign unknown organisms to species. As such, they rely on a priori species designation by taxonomists and require validation with enough samples to capture the variation within species for accurately selecting diagnostic characters.Parent Publication
- Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010