Barcoding nature

Waterton, Claire.

Barcoding nature shifting cultures of taxonomy in an age of biodiversity loss / [electronic resource] : Claire Waterton, Rebecca Ellis and Brian Wynne. - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013. - xi, 212 p. : ill. - Genetics and society . - Genetics and society. .

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-206) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. DNA barcoding : revolution or conciliation? -- 3. What's in a barcode? : the use, selection and (de)naturalization of genetic markers -- 4. 'A leg away for DNA' : mobilizing, compiling and purifying material for DNA barcoding -- 5. Extending the barcoding frontier -- 6. Archiving diversity : BOLD -- 7. BOLI as redemptive technoscientific innovation -- 8. What is it? : identifying nature and valuing utility -- 9. Barcoding nature : final reflections.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780203870440 (e-book : PDF)


Biology--Classification.
Biology--Social aspects.--Classification
DNA fingerprinting of plants.
DNA fingerprinting of animals.
Bar coding.
Genomics--Data processing.
Genetic markers.
Biodiversity--Monitoring.
Biodiversity conservation.


Electronic books.

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