Gene flow among habitat patches on a fragmented landscape in the spider Argiope trifasciata (Araneae: Araneidae)

Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 580-585

  Ramirez, Martin G ^a   Haakonsen, Kirsten E ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Canaan Country School   (United States)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Argiope trifasciata; Gene flow; Habitat fragmentation; Population genetics; Spider

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HABITAT; HETEROZYGOSITY; UNITED STATES;

FRAGMENTATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; ARTHROPODA; BOERHAVIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032762875     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6885630     Document Type: Article

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