Combining genetic and geospatial analyses to infer population extinction in mygalomorph spiders endemic to the Los Angeles region

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-157

  Bond, Jason E ^a   Beamer, D A ^a   Lamb, T ^a   Hedin, M ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod conservation; California; Coastal sage scrub; GARP; GIS; Isolation by distance; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; GIS; LOCAL EXTINCTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPIDER;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APOMASTUS; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; MYGALOMORPHAE; NEMESIIDAE;

EID: 33645827584     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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