A total evidence assessment of the phylogeny of North American euctenizine trapdoor spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae) using Bayesian inference

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-85

  Bond, Jason E ^a   Hedin, Marshal ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Bayes factors; Molecular systematics; Mygalomorphae; Spider phylogeny; Total evidence

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; CYRTAUCHENIIDAE; MYGALOMORPHAE; NEMESIIDAE; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 33748135087     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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