Phylogenetic systematics of the Gondwanan nephilid spider lineage Clitaetrinae (Araneae, Nephilidae)

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-62

  Kuntner, Matjaž ^a,b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; NEPHILA; NEPHILENGYS; PHONOGNATHA; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THISBE;

EID: 32044441152     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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