Revision of the endemic Australian genus Spinasteron (Araneae:Zodariidae): Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 641-665

  Baehr, B C ^a   Churchill, T B ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; SPIDER; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; ZODARIIDAE;

EID: 0345166020     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS03005     Document Type: Article

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