The black widow spider genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae): Phylogeny, biogeography, and invasion history

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1127-1142

  Garb, Jessica E ^a   González, Aida ^b   Gillespie, Rosemary G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS; LATRODECTUS GEOMETRICUS; LATRODECTUS RHODESIENSIS; LATRODECTUS TREDECIMGUTTATUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 2442556146     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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