Wow…
More than 98% of entomology papers contain so little species information on the insects being studied that they are essentially impossible to replicate, according to a survey of more than 550 articles published in 2016.
“The way taxonomic data is treated in most papers is so sloppy, it’s equivalent to saying, ‘Statistics were done by a statistician and the results were significant,’ without saying how the results were obtained,” says Packer. “That’s clearly unacceptable.” Without reliable taxonomic information, it is impossible to be sure which exact species a researcher studied. That makes it difficult for other scientists to replicate their work.
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