Population structure in a saproxylic funnelweb spider (Hexathelidae: Hadronyche) along a forested rainfall gradient

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 268, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-333

  Woodman, J D ^a,b   Ash, J E ^a   Rowell, D M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Divergence; Hadronyche; Morphology; Population structure; Saproxylic habitat

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RAINFALL; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; COLLEMBOLA; HADRONYCHE; HEXATHELIDAE; ONYCHOPHORA;

EID: 33644973275     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Article

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