There are Several Potential Goals. Which are Realistic and Appropriate?
I. Barcoding as Molecular Diagnostics
DNA Barcoding Can Offer a Molecular “Key”
Increase in the Global Number of Amphibian Species: > 44% since 1985
II. Assessing Evolutionary (Phylogenetic) Relationships
Q: Does barcode data yield a phylogenetic “signal?”
"“If the supertree approach..."
III. Is the Barcode of Life an Appropriate Activity of Natural History Museums?