Characterising a species-rich and understudied tropical insect fauna using DNA barcoding
This study more than doubles the published BINs for West Africa, offering insights into the biodiversity of an ecologically important but understudied taxon and region. Using multiple trap types allowed a more complete assessment of the local arthropod assemblage. The public release of these data will support and stimulate further taxonomic and ecological work in the region.
Authors
- B. R. Adams
- Owen T. Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7935-6111)
- A S Bailey
- Talya D. Hackett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-8842)
- Naana Afua Acquaah
- Eva D Ofori
- Samuel Anie-Amoah
- David Richard Hemprich-Bennett
- Fred Aboagye-Antwi
- H Charles J Godfray
- Ezekiel Donkor
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Oxford (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- GigaScience
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag028
- Primary Topic
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00