Its2 rDNA variation of two black widow species, Latrodectus mactans and Latrodectus hesperus (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-352

  Zhang, Daiyuan ^a,b   Cook, William B ^a   Horner, Norman V ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Internal transcribed spacer 2; Latrodectus; rDna; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; LATRODECTUS; LATRODECTUS HESPERUS; LATRODECTUS MACTANS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 10344226735     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/H02-51     Document Type: Article

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