Web building behavior and the phylogeny of austrochiline spiders

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-54

  Lopardo, Lara ^a,b   Ramírez, Martín J ^a   Grismado, Cristian ^a   Compagnucci, Luis A ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Austrochilinae; Combing behavior; Phylogeny; Systematics

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEOMORPHAE; AUSTROCHILUS FORSTERI; ENTELEGYNAE; FILISTATIDAE; HYPOCHILIDAE; THAIDA; THAIDA PECULIARIS;

EID: 4243185893     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/H02-45     Document Type: Article

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