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Melissa A. West
Researcher at National Ocean Service
Publications - 2
Citations - 195
Melissa A. West is an academic researcher from National Ocean Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Genetic distance & DNA barcoding. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 185 citations.
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RECOGNIZING DINOFLAGELLATE SPECIES USING ITS rDNA SEQUENCES1
R. Wayne Litaker,Mark W. Vandersea,Steven R. Kibler,Kimberly S. Reece,Nancy A. Stokes,François Lutzoni,Bryan Yonish,Melissa A. West,Megan N. D. Black,Patricia A. Tester +9 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that a between‐species uncorrected genetic distance of p could be used to delineate most free‐living dinoflagellate species, however, recently evolved species, may have ITS p values <0.04 and would require more extensive morphological and genetic analyses to resolve.
Identification of larval sea basses (Centropristis spp.) using ribosomal DNA-specific molecular assays
Mark W. Vandersea,R. Wayne Litaker,Katrin E. Marancik,Jonathan A. Hare,Harvey J. Walsh,Siya Lem,Melissa A. West,David M. Wyanski,Elisabeth H. Laban,Patricia A. Tester +9 more
TL;DR: This paper is not subject to U.S. copyright, but it is likely that this paper will be copyright-free on the basis of the content of the original manuscript.