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Tuesday, August 18 – 1st Parallel
Barcoding Medicinal Plants 1
Allan M. Showalter Ohio University, USA
DNA barcoding medicinal plants from Pakistan
Subramanyam Ragupathy (for Sathishkumar Ramalingam Bharathiar University, India)
Authentication of Indian herbal products using DNA barcodes
Aisha Tahir Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Utility of DNA barcoding for the conservation and authentication of medicinal plant species of economically poor areas of Pakistan to improve socio-economic condition of indigenous people
Abdolbaset Ghorbani Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Sweden
DNA barcoding in ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology: Identifying medicinal plants traded in local markets
Hong Zhou (for Hui Yao Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, CAMS & Peking Union Medical College, China)
DNA barcoding database for Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Dorcas M. Lekganyane African Centre for DNA Barcoding, South Africa
“Muthi” from the wild: A survey of bulbous and perennial herbs traded at Faraday Traditional Medicinal Market in Johannesburg, South Africa using DNA barcoding as an identification tool
Biodiversity and Turnover in Hotspots
Belén Bukowski Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
First results of the Global Malaise Trap Program in Argentina: Strikingly high biodiversity in the southern extreme of the Atlantic Forest.
Joshua Kohn University of California San Diego, USA
Barcoding a biodiversity hotspot: Malaise-trapped insects of Southern California
Michelle D’Souza Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Investigating terrestrial arthropod biodiversity in a tropical ecosystem using Barcode Index Numbers and phylogenetic community structure
Priscila E. Hanisch Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
Barcoding the ants of Iguazú National Park, a biodiversity hotspot in northeastern Argentina
Kate Pare Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
By-passing the taxonomic impediment in Neotropical Collembola to measure changes in diversity and phylogenetic structure
M. Alex Smith Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
Elevation, crypsis and phylogenetic community structure of Neotropical arthropods
Biosurveillance 1
Cameron Duff Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Canada
Regulatory applications of barcoding in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s Plant Health Program
Jennifer Hodgetts Fera Science Ltd., UK
The application of DNA barcoding for bio-security: a perspective from the UK
Alfred J. Arulandhu RIKILT Wageningen UR, Netherlands
DNA metabarcoding of endangered plant and animal species in seized forensic samples
Frédéric Chain McGill University, Canada
Monitoring biodiversity for the early detection of aquatic invasive species using metabarcoding applied across Canadian ports in the Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic and Great Lakes
Junko Shimura Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada
An imperative action in invasives management – spreading Rapid Species Identification to developing countries
Braulio F. de Souza Dias Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada
Facilitated discussion
Detection of eDNA 1
Inger Greve Alsos UiT – The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Plant DNA in sediments: to which degree do they represent the flora?
Nicole Fahner Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Biodiversity assessment of plant communities from soil eDNA: Impact of marker selection on perceived community turnover
Elise Furlan University of Canberra, Australia
A framework for estimating eDNA sensitivity
Arjen Speksnijder Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands
Validation of NGS metabarcoding for detection and identification of (freshwater) invertebrates
Natasha Serrao Trent University, Canada
Using environmental DNA to detect endangered redside dace, Clinostomus elongatus
Ian King Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Application of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for assessing biodiversity and biomonitoring endangered species: a case study of Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum ) in southern Ontario, Canada
Trophic Ecology of Mammals
Elizabeth K. Mallott Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Integrating DNA barcode data with behavioral and ecological data in a study of white-faced capuchin faunivory
Tyler Kartzinel Princeton University, USA
DNA metabarcoding illuminates dietary niche partitioning by large mammalian herbivores in Africa
Jean-Luc Jung Laboratory BioGeMME, University of Brest, France
DNA barcoding to monitor the biodiversity of marine mammals: species identification along the French and Mauritanian Atlantic coasts, and diet analysis
Valeria B. Salinas-Ramos Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Dietary overlap and seasonality in three species of mormoopid bats from a tropical dry forest
Aitor Arrizabalaga-Escudero Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Spain
What can DNA barcoding tell us about the dietary niche overlap of sibling sympatric bat species?
Diversity and Systematics of Bees
Christophe Praz University of Neuchatel, Switzerland
Deep mitochondrial divergences within species are the rule rather than the exception in Western Palearctic leafcutter bees
Gontran Sonet OD Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
High-throughput sequencing of PCR amplicons: a test to barcode a bee species complex (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) and survey Wolbachia infections
Genevieve Rowe York University, Canada
Integrative taxonomy uncovers hidden diversity within three genera of Canadian Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)
Jason Gibbs Michigan State University, USA
The good, the bad and the ugly: DNA barcoding a nightmare taxon
Rocio Ana Gonzalez-Vaquero Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
Barcoding as a useful tool for South-American wild bee systematics
Ricardo Ayala Barajas Estación de Biología Chamela, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México
The native bees of México and the DNA barcode of life project
Fish Barcode of Life 1
Martha Valdez Moreno El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, México
A look at the past to plan for the future: 10 years of fish barcodes in Quintana Roo
Hadi Dahruddin Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Research Centre for Biology, Indonesia
DNA barcoding of Javanese and Balinese freshwater fishes: molecular insights into a poorly known ichthyofauna
Timothy John Bartley Department of Integrative Biology and BIO, University of Guelph, Canada
Food webs from fish guts: Diet analysis using DNA barcoding increases resolution and changes structure in Canadian boreal shield lake food webs
Gregory Neils Puncher University of Bologna/Ghent University, Belgium
Species identification of ancient tuna remains using a novel paleogenetic protocol and barcoding techniques
Matthias Geiger Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig – Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity – Foundation under public law, Germany
The FREDIE project – different lessons from a large-scale DNA barcoding campaign
Dirk Steinke Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Linking adults and immatures of South African marine fishes
Tuesday, August 18 – 2nd Parallel
Barcoding Medicinal Plants 2
Pang-Chui Shaw The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
The applications and limitations of DNA markers in authenticating herbal materials
Sanele N.S. Shiba African Centre for DNA Barcoding, South Africa
Exposing the illegal trade in Encephalartos species at the Faraday ‘muthi’ market in South Africa using DNA barcoding
Nithaniyal Stalin A. SRM University, India
Identification of species adulteration in medicinal plant raw drugs by DNA barcoding
Tnah Lee Hong Forest Research Institute, Malaysia
DNA barcoding of 100 common medicinal plants in Malaysia for species authentication
Barcoding Type Specimens
Axel Hausmann Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich, Germany
Calibrating the taxonomy of a megadiverse family on BOLD: 2700 geometrid moth types barcoded (Geometridae, Lepidoptera)
Sean Prosser Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcodes from century-old type specimens using next-generation sequencing
Mónica Arakaki Museo de Historia Natural – UNMSM, Peru
DNA barcoding to support biodiversity conservation, sustainable harvesting and trade in Peru
E. Anne Chambers University of Texas at Austin, USA
Assessing DNA barcodes as a diagnostic tool for North American reptiles and amphibians in nature and natural history collections
Juan M. Daza Biology Institute, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
Barcoding herpetological collections: discovering hidden biodiversity in a hotspot
Angela Telfer Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
BIO’s Bio-Inventory and Collections Unit (BIC): Specimen vouchers and barcodes create a unique natural history resource
Biosurveillance 2
Andrew Frewin Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Plant Pest Barcoding Campaign update
Jean-François Landry Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Canada
Barcoding Paralobesia cypripediana (Tortricidae): a stealthy micromoth feeding on the threatened orchid Cypripedium reginae
Muhammad Ashfaq Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding of plant pests clarifies cryptic species complexes
Xue-Qin Wang Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, China
Using barcoding to analyse prey consumption by generalist predators in rice ecosystems
Stefaniya Kamenova INRA UMR IGEPP, France
High-throughput molecular approach for quantifying pest regulation services and disservices provided by farmland insect communities
Alex Borisenko Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Status report on barcode coverage for invasive alien species
Fish Barcode of Life 2
Claudio Oliveira UNESP, Brazil
Using different methods to access the difficult task of delimiting species in a complex Neotropical hyperdiverse fish group
Nicolas Hubert Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 5554 (UM2-CNRS-IRD), ISEM, France
Comparative phylogeography of Javanese and Balinese freshwater fishes: DNA barcodes shed light on Quaternary range expansion dynamic in a biodiversity hotspot
Luís M. Oliveira Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA), Portugal
Compilation and validation of a global DNA barcode reference library for European marine fishes
Junbin Zhang Shanghai Ocean University, China
Dietary analysis of marine fishes: enhancing the detection of barcoded reads for high-throughout sequencing in combination with blocking primers
Gulab Khedkar Department of Zoology, K.K.M.College, Manwath, Dist.Parbhani, India
DNA barcodes for the fish of the second-largest river of India: The Godavari
Robert D. Ward CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, Australia
Barcoding the fishes of Australia – progress, uses, and lessons learnt
Food Webs and Communities
Tomas Roslin University of Helsinki, Finland
Dissecting Arctic food webs by DNA barcodes
Carlos Garcia-Robledo Institute of Ecology, México
Reconstructing interactions among plants, insect herbivores, and phoretic mites using DNA barcodes: modeling coextinctions under projected climate change
Scott J. MacIvor York University, Canada
Leaves of leaf-cutting bees: Identity and diversity determined by DNA barcoding
Douglas Yu Kunming Institute of Zoology, China
High-throughput monitoring of wild bee diversity and abundance via mitogenomics
Mark T. Merilo Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Progress and prospects in using DNA barcoding to advance coevolutionary biology
Viacheslav Y. Fofanov Informatics and Computing Program, Northern Arizona University, USA
Bats as drivers of bacterial biodiversity across multiple trophic levels of subterranean biomes
Marine Biodiversity and Systematics
Michael Raupach DZMB/Senckenberg am Meer, Germany
Crabs, scallops, fish and more: Barcoding the marine fauna of the North Sea
Filipe O. Costa CBMA- Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Portugal
DNA barcodes of polychaetes (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the southern European Atlantic coast underscores the incipient state of the global reference library for this taxon
Ian Hogg University of Waikato, New Zealand
DNA barcoding the Demospongiae (Porifera) from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand – Connecting morphology with molecules
Mudjekeewis D. Santos Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, NFRDI, Philippines
Updates on the status of giant clams in the Philippines using mitochondrial COI and 16s rRNA genes
Owen S. Wangensteen Center for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB -CSIC), Spain
DNA metabarcoding of marine hard-bottom communities using 18S and COI
Phylogeography & Geographic Patterns of Speciation
Matthew Hrycyshyn University of Waterloo, Canada
The phylogeography of the Hyalella azteca species complex in North America
Burton Lim Royal Ontario Museum, Canada
Patterns of genetic diversification of bats in the Caribbean and their relationship to other populations across the Neotropics
Agustina A. Ojeda Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas, CONICET, Argentina
DNA barcodes highlight genetic diversity patterns in rodents from desert and Andean areas of Argentina
Mailyn Gonzalez (for Ángela Maria Mendoza Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia)
Cryptic diversity and geographic patterns revealed by building the DNA barcode library of Colombian birds
Dario A. Lijtmaer Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
Using DNA barcodes to evaluate the level of endemism and isolation in the avifauna of the Central Sierras in Córdoba, Argentina
Pablo D. Lavinia Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
From a local barcoding initiative to a continental-scale, multi-institutional assessment of avian diversification in the Neotropics
Wednesday, August 19 – 3rd Parallel
Community Assembly
Bezeng Simeon Bezeng African Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Revisiting Darwin’s naturalization conundrum: explaining invasion success of non-native trees and shrubs in southern Africa
Mailyn A. Gonzalez Instituto Alexander von Humboldt, Colombia
Integrating phylogenetic and functional diversity in REDD+ projects: a pilot in the Pacific rainforest in Colombia
Guo-Jie Brandon-Mong Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Optimizing metabarcoding of tropical Malaise trap samples and preliminary results on seasonal changes in insect diversity in Penisular Malaysia
David Donoso Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Ecuador
COI barcodes link population genetics with soil food web structure
Gillian K. Martin Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Improving our understanding of metacommunity structure using DNA barcoding
Cathryn Abbott Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Use of integrative taxonomy and DNA barcoding for characterization of ecological processes structuring marine benthic community assemblages in British Columbia.
Conservation and Biodiversity Forensics
Monica Mwale National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, South Africa
Progress in the barcoding of illegally traded South African wildlife species at the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa
Suresh Kumar U. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, India
Development of a DNA barcode database of captive animals in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Kerala, India
Natasha Serrao Trent University, Canada
Phylogeography and conservation of endangered Redside Dace, Clinostomus elongatus
Raituja Hange Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies, India
DNA barcode-based wildlife forensics for resolving the origin of claw samples
Pierre Ouvrard School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
Barcodes to investigate the plant visitor community: Brassicogethes spp.
Vaithilingam Ravitchandirane Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for Post Graduate Studies, India
“Ethnoichthyogenomics”: Identification, phylogeny and documentation of ethnomedicinally important fishes using DNA barcodes
Detection of eDNA 2
Masaki Miya Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan
MiFish, a set of universal primers for metabarcoding environmental DNA from fishes: Detection of >230 species from aquarium tanks and coral reefs in the subtropical western North Pacific
Maggie Boothroyd Trent University, Canada
Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection and habitat occupancy of threatened Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus )
Ping-Shin Lee Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Comparison of sampling methods including blowfly-derived mammal DNA for tropical mammal diversity assessments
Charise Currier Trent University, Canada
Targeted detection of multiple species at risk (Unionidae) using environmental DNA (eDNA)
Laurence Masson Trent University, Canada
Monitoring aquatic species’ invasions using environmental DNA
Parasites and Vectors
Sean Locke University of Puerto Rico, USA
Barcoding the Diplostomoidea (Platyhelminthes: Digenea)
Alexandre N. Leveille Dept. of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
Using mitochondrial genome targets within the phylum Apicomplexa: Divergent life cycle stages, cryptic species and unexplored diversity in the coccidia
Luis M. Hernandez-Triana Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
Utility of DNA barcoding and other molecular methods for bloodmeal analysis in mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) of medical and/or veterinary importance in southern England
Elisabeth Herniou CNRS – Insect Biology Research Institute, France
Diversity, species delimitation and evolution of insect viruses
Isabel Valles Vega Centro de Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, México
Pelecanus occidantalis infected by two related parasites species of Contracaecum in Baja California Peninsula: new records and ecological perspectives
John Barta Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Canada
Tiny, but complicated, mitochondrial genomes make barcoding challenging in the parasitic phylum Apicomplexa.
Pollen Barcoding and Pollination Biology
Karen L. Bell Emory University, Department of Environmental Sciences, USA
The effect of sample complexity and sequencing depth on DNA barcoding of mixed-species pollen samples
Rodney T. Richardson The Ohio State University, USA
Pollen Analysis: Is Metabarcoding the Next Generation?
Natasha de Vere National Botanic Garden of Wales and Aberystwyth University, UK
Investigating the floral preferences of pollinating insects using pollen DNA metabarcoding
Alexander Keller Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
NGS pollen meta-barcoding and automatic taxonomic classification
Annemarie Gous Biotechnology Platform, Agricultural Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
The application of NGS barcoding in identifying mixed-pollen samples from a historic bee collection
Berry Brosi Emory University, USA
DNA metabarcoding of pollen: Progress, technical limitations, and future directions
Speciation, Biogeography, and Ecology of Marine Life
Pedro Emanuel Ferreira dos Reis Vieira Departamento de Biologia and CESAM – Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Phylogeographic structure of Dynamene edwardsi (Crustacea: Isopoda) matches remarkably the sequential genesis of the Macaronesian islands
Carlos J. Moura University of the Azores – IMAR/MARE, Portugal
Large-scale DNA barcoding of marine hydroids of the superfamily Plumularioidea (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)
Kara K. S. Layton University of Western Australia, Australia
Exploring diversity and distribution of a nudibranch genus (Chromodoris ) in the Indo-Pacific using DNA barcodes
Heather E. Braid Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Ecology and systematics of New Zealand deep-sea squids
Kathryn Hotke Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding Canadian scyphozoans
Anaïs Rey Laboratoire BioGeMME, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, France
DNA barcoding and cetacean species identification along the Mauritanian coast, including the spectacular identification of a Balaenoptera omurai
specimen
Thursday, August 20 – 4th Parallel
Applied Biomonitoring
Joel Gibson Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph and Environment Canada, Canada
Biomonitoring boreal wetlands using environmental DNA barcoding and high-throughput sequencing
Kristy Deiner Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
The power and promise of environmental DNA for river biodiversity monitoring
Carlos Lopez Vaamonde INRA Orléans – Unité de Recherche en Zoologie Forestière, France
DNA metabarcoding of saproxylic beetles – streamlining species identification for large-scale forest biomonitoring
Amanda M. Naaum Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding and real-time PCR for identification of entrained species
Matthew L. Bowser U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, USA
A regional DNA barcode library for landscape-scale monitoring of multi-taxa assemblages
Jan Pawlowski University of Geneva, Switzerland
Inferring biotic indices from metabarcoding data: promises and challenges
Barcoding Socio-Economically Important Species
Annegret Nicolai UMR 6553 EcoBio, Université Rennes 1, France
DNA barcoding on the slime trail: The Canadian invasion of the terrestrial gastropod Cepaea nemoralis (Stylommatophora: Helicidae) and new perspectives for studying threatened species
Biju Kumar A. University of Kerala, India
DNA barcoding an invading suckermouth sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) in India: issues with possible hybrids
Allison Marinich Trent University, Canada
Sensitive detection of water soldier and other invasive aquatic plants using environmental DNA (eDNA)
Qiaoyun Yue Zhongshan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quaratine Tecnical Center, China
DNA barcoding of the Chinese fly Chrysomya megacephala and comparison to its published data around the world
Vikas Jindal Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
Cataloguing genetic variations in Sesamia inferens populations infesting rice using DNA barcoding
Food Authenticity and Safety 1
Mudjekeewis D. Santos Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, NFRDI, Philippines
Socio-economic impacts of DNA barcoding on Philippine fisheries and aquatic resources
Donna-Maree Cawthorn Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Harnessing the power of DNA barcoding to detect and deter fish mislabeling in South Africa
Kimberly A. Warner Oceana, USA
A market survey of fish species substitutions in the United States to advance seafood traceability requirements
Christine Kaeppel Department of Applied Genomics, Eurofins Medigenomix GmbH, Germany
Parallel food authenticity and microbial composition analyses using DNA barcoding and next-generation sequencing
Stephen Phelan SAP, USA
Applying DNA barcoding to the manufacturing supply chain, to reduce substitution and adulteration fraud
Robert Hanner Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Minimum information for conducting a DNA barcoding market survey
Fungal Biodiversity
Jianping Xu McMaster University, Canada
Barcoding wild edible mushrooms in Southwestern China
Helena Korpelainen University of Helsinki, Finland
Diversity of indoor fungi: what does it tell about the health of buildings?
Laszlo Irinyi Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, CIDM, Sydney Medical School-Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Alternative barcodes for the identification of human and animal pathogenic fungi
Kristiina Mark University of Tartu, Estonia
Barcoding the Swiss lichens and associated fungal communities using barcoded amplicon 454 pyrosequencing
Aisha Tahir Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Application of DNA barcoding for phylogenetic identification of pathogenic fungi associated with stem-end rot of mango in Pakistan
Laszlo Irinyi Molecular Mycology Research Laboratory, CIDM, Sydney Medical School-Westmead Hospital, The University of Sydney, Westmead Millennium Institute, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Australia
Facing the challenge of growing numbers of fungal infections – sequence-based fungal identification using the ISHAM-ITS reference database
Informatics Tools and Analysis of Large Data Sets
Donald Hobern Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Denmark
The place of barcoding in biodiversity informatics
Eddie Ma Biodiversity Institute of Ontario and School of Computer Science, University of Guelph, Canada
NNEditor: Neural N-label Editor toward automated sequence finishing
Emanuel Weitschek Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science – CNR, Italy
Classifying DNA barcode multi-locus sequences with feature vectors and supervised approaches
Lyubomir Penev Pensoft Publishers, Bulgaria
Streamlining scholarly publication of Barcode of Life data
Eric Coissac LECA – CNRS/UJF, France
Towards a universal genome-based DNA barcode – The PhyloAlps project
Markus Ankenbrand Department of Animal Ecology & Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Germany
Extending the ITS2-workbench with DNA barcoding capabilities
Lepidoptera: A Model for Systematics and Speciation Research
Marko Mutanen University of Oulu, Finland
Deep intraspecific barcode splits: cryptic species, Wolbachia or something else?
Mauricio Moraes Zenker Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Integration of DNA barcoding in a local diversity survey of Lepidoptera: confronting morphospecies and DNA barcode OTUs of Arctiinae moths in the Brazilian Atlantic forest
Erik J. van Nieukerken Naturalis Biodiversity Center, The Netherlands
BOLD: great to inventory the small: combining datamining and focused sampling hugely increases knowledge of taxonomy, biology, and distribution of leafmining pygmy moths (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
Vlad Dinca Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Comprehensive phylogeographic assessments as a tool to understand and protect biodiversity on islands
Rodolphe Rougerie Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France
A tale of long tails: combining DNA barcoding and RAD-sequencing to investigate the diversification of Comet- and Moon-moths (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae)
Mari Kekkonen Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
The phylogenetic signal of DNA barcodes: Insights on insect families
Plant Barcoding 1
Kowiyou Yessoufou University of South Africa, South Africa
Ecological applications of DNA barcoding: The African experiences
Lianming Gao Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
DNA barcoding for identification of Cephalotaxus and the discovery of new species
Sribash Roy CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, India
Plant barcoding of a wild life sanctuary across a wide climatic zone, Uttaranchal, India
Cintia P. Souto Laboratorio Ecotono Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CRUB, Argentina
Barcoding plant hotspots in Patagonian Monte Desert
Bhavisha P. Sheth CPBGE Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, India
DNA barcoding based phylogenetic assessment of some Vigna species inferred from nrDNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) sequences
Jonathan Davies McGill University, Canada
Human population density in Africa correlates with the evolutionary history of its flora
Thursday, August 20 – 5th Parallel
Food Authenticity and Safety 2
Amanda M. Naaum Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Real-time PCR for seafood authenticity: an extension of DNA barcoding
Michael Hogan Applied DNA Sciences, USA
Application of Barcode of Life principles, to protect the international cotton supply chain.
Natalia Ivanova Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Pandora’s box in a pill – Unveiling the composition of herbal supplements
Santhosh Kumar J. U. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India
Species admixtures in herbal trade: causes, consequences and mitigation
B. S. Naikwade Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Siddharth Zoo, India
Evaluation of recent enforcement to prohibit the slaughter of cow and its progeny for beef in India using DNA barcoding
Jennifer Hawkins National Botanic Garden of Wales, Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, UK
Using DNA metabarcoding to investigate the medicinal properties of honey
Freshwater Biodiversity
Arne J. Beermann Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
All complete? Comparison of morphological and DNA-based biodiversity assessments in one of the world’s best-studied stream ecosystems (Breitenbach, Germany).
Aynsley Thielman University of Northern British Columbia, Canada
A comparison of traditional morphological and next-generation molecular methods for the identification of benthic invertebrate and fish species in central British Columbia streams
Kara K. S. Layton Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
New methods give insight into DNA barcoding Canada’s freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida)
Petra Kranzfelder University of Minnesota, USA
Comparison of five extraction protocols and direct PCR for the recovery of trace DNA in chironomid pupal exuviae
Xiaolong Lin Department of Natural History, NTNU University Museum, Norway
Exploring genetic divergence in a species-rich insect genus using 2790 DNA barcodes
Torbjørn Ekrem NTNU University Museum, Norway
Future prospects and lessons learned from 9 years of Chironomidae (Diptera) DNA barcoding
Large-Scale Understanding of Terrestrial Biodiversity
Kate Perez Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
The Global Malaise Program: assessing global biodiversity using mass sampling and DNA barcoding
Jose Fernandez-Triana Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding of Holarctic Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera): a major step in the integrative taxonomy of these caterpillar parasitoids
Katie McGee Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Effects of land management on soil biodiversity and nutrients using a DNA metasystematic approach
Erin Doyle University of Waikato, New Zealand
Assessing the diversity of terrestrial invertebrates in the mangrove forests of the Firth of Thames, New Zealand
Gergin Blagoev Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Building a DNA barcode reference library for Canadian spiders (Araneae)
Jade Savage Bishop’s University, Canada
The Muscidae of Canada: Towards a complete DNA barcode reference library
Next Generation Platforms and Analytical Pipelines 1
Shadi Shokralla Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Non-destructive DNA extraction approaches for massive parallel multiplex sequencing for specimen identification and environmental DNA (eDNA) barcoding using high-throughput sequencing platforms
Vasco Elbrecht Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
Testing primer bias and biomass – sequence relationships in metabarcoding – implications for monitoring of freshwater invertebrate communities
Jeffrey R. Boutain Botanical Research Institute of Texas, USA
The long and the short of DNA barcodes: An approach using nanopore sequencing
Karen E. James Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, USA
DNA barcoding and metabarcoding with the Oxford Nanopore MinION™
Jorge Lobo CBMA & MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal
Stepwise implementation of high-throughput sequencing metabarcoding to estuarine macrobenthic communities
Teresita M. Porter McMaster University, Canada
Ribosomal DNA and plastid markers used to sample fungal and plant communities from wetland soils reveal complementary biotas
Plant Barcoding 2
Michelle van der Bank University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Savanna fire and the origins of the ‘underground forests’ of Africa
Connor P. K. Warne Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding the plants of San Diego County, California: On the verge of the first complete DNA barcode reference library for a globally important regional flora
Linchun Shi Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, CAMS, Peking Union Medical College, China
The complete chloroplast genomes of Aconitum : insight into taxonomy and identification of complex plant lineages
Kevin S. Burgess Columbus State University, USA
DNA barcoding to determine the diets of prairie grasshoppers
Abubakar Bello University of Cape Town, South Africa
DNA barcoding reveals microevolutionary signals in fire survival and regeneration strategies in southern African psoraleoid legumes
Maria Kuzmina Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
What it takes to identify 5120 vascular plant species of Canada with DNA barcodes
Species Concepts, Boundaries, and Origins
Yuri Kartavtsev A.V. Zhirmunsky Institute of Marine Biology FEB RAS, Russia
Genetic introgression between species: resolving challenges to neo-Darwinism and DNA barcoding
Sarah J. Adamowicz Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding and the origin of species
Robert G. Young Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding in the marine realm: challenges, successes, and support for DNA-based species delimitation among the Maxillopoda
Ana S. Barreira Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina
Is DNA barcode intraspecific variation associated with subspecies delimitation and phenotypic variation?
Nicholas Jeffery Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Canada
Genome size diversity and phylogenetic history in freshwater amphipod (Hyalella spp.) species complexes.
Vlad Dinca Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies
Friday, August 21 – 6th Parallel
Advancing Knowledge of Terrestrial Biodiversity
Saleem Akhtar PIASA, NARC, Agriculture University Peshawar, Pakistan
DNA barcoding antlions (Myrmeleontidae: Neuroptera) of Pakistan
Nathalie Smitz Royal Museum for Central Africa/ University of Liège, Belgium
DNA barcoding contributes to the taxonomy of Afrotropical hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Colin Sobek Northern Arizona University, USA
Species from feces: reliably identifying global bat species with a DNA mini-barcode assay
Nonillon Aspe Hokkaido University, Japan
A molecular phylogenetic study of pheretimoid species (Oligochaeta: Megascolecidae) in Mindanao Island, Philippines
Clare Beet University of Waikato, New Zealand
Assessing the distribution and genetic diversity of Antarctic springtails (Collembola)
Education and Barcoding
Heather Henter University of California San Diego, USA
The San Diego Biodiversity Project
Jisming See Shi Wei Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Monitoring of butterflies by schoolchildren to increase environmental awareness and assess effects of climate change in Peninsular Malaysia
Karen E. James Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, USA
Combining citizen science and DNA-assisted species identification to enable “a new kind of ecology”
Megan A. Milton Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
BOLD tools in support of STEM education
Vanessa Breton Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
The School Malaise Trap Program: The benefits of citizen science for barcoding
Bradley Zlotnick San Diego Barcode of Life, USA
“Barcoding our Backyard” at ResMed, Inc.: 52 consecutive weeks Malaise trap project at a corporate headquarters in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot
Ethics, Policy, and Society
Rachel Glover Fera, UK
Meta-barcoding for surveillance and monitoring: meeting policy objectives in the real world
Janis Geary School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
Global perspectives on participating in the International Barcode of Life Project
Janis Geary School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada
Diffusing barcoding: The global spread of a good idea
Alex Borisenko Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
International Barcode of Life: Between the legal hammer and the policy anvil
Vernon Thomas University of Guelph, Canada
DNA barcoding of invasive species in relation to Canadian federal policy and law
Dirk Neumann Zoological State Collection Munich, Germany
The sustainable use of global biodiversity: scope and relevance of the Nagoya Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity for natural history collections and researchers
Molecular Evolution
Mikko Pentinsaari University of Oulu, Department of Genetics and Physiology, Finland
Amino acid variation and protein structure of COI barcodes − insights from a Metazoa-wide sample
Monica R. Young Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Patterns of protein evolution in cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) from the class Arachnida
Tzitziki Loeza-Quintana Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
An Arctic molecular clock? Genetic divergence in echinoderms across the Bering Strait
Thomas Braukmann Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
The plastomes of mycoheterotrophic Ericaceae reveal extensive changes to gene order and rare gene loss
T. Fatima Mitterboeck Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Testing for positive selection in mitochondrial and nuclear energy-related genes in Pterygota (flying insects)
Mark Stoeckle The Rockefeller University, USA
A recent evolutionary origin of most extant animal species? Mitogenome and DNA barcode evidence from humans and other animals
Next Generation Platforms and Analytical Pipelines 2
Ranjith M. T. Kerala Agricultural University, India
Exploring the gut bacterial communities associated with larval Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on Illumina next-generation sequencing
Michael Wright Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Assessing benthic macroinvertebrate temporal turnover in a remote wetland through environmental barcoding
Lawrence Wangh Brandeis University, Dept. of Biology, USA
Virtual barcoding: Identification of every animal species in a single closed-tube reaction
Lisa Ledger Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
A metabarcoding approach to measuring beta diversity: Costa Rican dry forest arthropods and their associated bacteria
Douglas Yu Kunming Institute of Zoology, China
Higher fungal diversity in dead wood reduces CO2 emissions in a natural forest
Responses of Biodiversity to Environmental Change
Johan Pansu LECA, University Grenoble Alpes, France
Environmental DNA metabarcoding to investigate historic changes in biodiversity
John James Wilson University of Malaya, Malaysia
Diversity and human perceptions of bees in Southeast Asian megacities
Kong-Wah Sing Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Urban parks: refuges for tropical butterflies?
Gemma Collins University of Waikato, New Zealand
Temperature-related activity of Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni (Collembola) COI haplotypes in Taylor Valley, Antarctica: Implications in a changing climate
Gina Capretta Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
Ecotoxicological applications of DNA barcoding to distinguish lab-cultured organisms: a case study involving Hexagenia spp.
William Eaton Pace University, USA
Using metagenomics to show the efficacy of restoration in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
Supporting Laws to Protect Threatened Species
David E. Schindel Consortium for the Barcode of Life, USA
The Barcode of Wildlife Project, Part 1: A systemic barcoding initiative to protect endangered species
Michael Trizna Consortium for the Barcode of Life, USA
The Barcode of Wildlife Project, Part 2: Data pipeline and GenBank submission
Monique Wesselink Netherlands Forensic Institute, The Netherlands
Barcoding forensic traces – practical challenges
Janet Topan Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Canada
CSI: Guelph – Forensic applications of DNA barcoding for wildlife identification and food authentication