Sains Malaysiana 42(12)(2013): 1827–1829

Letter to the Editor

DNA Barcoding Can Successfully Identify Penaeus monodon, Associate Life Cycle Stages, and Generate Hypotheses of Unrecognised Diversity

(Pengekodan Bar DNA Boleh Digunakan untuk Mengenal Pasti Penaeus monodon, Perkaitan Peringkat Kitaran Hayat dan Menjana Hipotesis daripada Kepelbagaian yang Tidak Dikenali)

   JOHN JAMES WILSON¹²* & KONG WAH SING¹

¹Museum of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

²Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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*Email: johnwilson@um.edu.my

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