Daniel Janzen's Page

Institution/Organization

University of Pennsylvania

Title/Position

Researcher/Faculty member

Website

http://janzen.bio.upenn.edu/

I’m involved in, or am interested in the following barcoding initiatives

DNA Barcoding Initiative for Conservation, Plant Working Group, Database Working Group, Data Analysis Working Group

I’m involved in or interested in the following iBOL Working Groups

WG1.5 Agricultural and Forestry Pests and Their Parasitoids, WG1.9 Terrestrial Bio-Surveillance, WG2.1 Barcoding Biotas, WG2.2 Museum Life, WG2.3 Methodological Innovation, WG3.1 Core Functionality, WG4.1 Environmental Barcoding, WG4.2 Mobile Barcoding

Keywords about my barcoding projects (separate each choice with a comma)

Lepidoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, tropical ecology, biodiversity inventory, parataxonomists

I’m involved in the following aspects of barcoding:

Fieldwork/specimen collecting, Museum work/specimen curation, Management of barcode data, Analysis of barcode data, Using barcode data in taxonomy/systematic biology, Using barcode data for other applications, Organizing/managing barcoding projects, Science policy related to barcoding

Current Project(s)

DNA barcode the Lepidoptera, food plants, and caterpillar parasites of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, northwestern Costa Rica; facilitate the support of the Guelph barcoding center/BOLD, and the support of barcoding in general everywhere, and the support of the emergence of personal barcoding technology.