Molecular phylogenetics of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using nuclear rRNA genes (18S and 28S): Conflict and agreement with the current system of classification

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 454-471

  Hedin, Marshal ^a   Bond, Jason E ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes factor; DNA sequence alignment; Gondwanaland; Historical biogeography; Long branch attraction; Spider phylogeny; Tree space visualization

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S; RNA 28S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RNA GENE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, RRNA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPIDERS;

ANTRODIAETIDAE; ARANEAE; ATYPIDAE; CYRTAUCHENIIDAE; DIPLURIDAE; HEXATHELIDAE; IDIOPIDAE; MYGALOMORPHAE; NEMESIIDAE; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 33748892273     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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