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After 7 years and 1000 citations: Comparative assessment of the DNA barcoding and the DNA taxonomy proposals for taxonomists and non-taxonomists

Pages 206-226 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 12 Oct 2010, Published online: 20 Dec 2010

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