Open AccessDNA Detectives: Outreach Activity Teaching Students to Identify Fish Eggs Using DNA Barcoding †
Author(s) -
Makenzie Kerr,
Mya Breitbart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of microbiology and biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.301
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1935-7885
pISSN - 1935-7877
DOI - 10.1128/jmbe.v22i1.2191
Subject(s) - dna barcoding , fish <actinopterygii> , identification (biology) , outreach , resource (disambiguation) , barcode , dna , biology , species identification , computer science , fishery , computational biology , zoology , ecology , genetics , computer network , political science , law , operating system
Fish are an important resource worldwide and their management requires a combination of strategies, including the protection of spawning areas. However, the identification of fish early life stages, especially fish eggs, is challenging due to the lack of distinguishing morphological features.