Is central mountain range a geographic barrier to the giant wood spider Nephila pilipes (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) in Taiwan? a population genetic approach

Zoological Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 112-122

  Lee, Jun Wei ^a   Jiang, Ling ^b   Su, Yong Chao ^a   Tso, I Min ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxydase I; Mitochondrial DNA; Nephila pilipes; Population genetic structure; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; NEPHILA; NEPHILA ANTIPODIANA; NEPHILA CLAVATA; NEPHILA MACULATA; NEPHILA PILIPES; TETRAGNATHIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17144369395     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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