Molecular and morphological systematics of hypogean schizomids (Schizomida:Hubbardiidae) in semiarid Australia

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-194

  Harvey, Mark S ^a   Berry, Oliver ^b   Edward, Karen L ^a   Humphreys, Garth ^c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c BIOTA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SEMIARID REGION; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARROW ISLAND; CAPE RANGE NATIONAL PARK; PILBARA; ROBE VALLEY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

SCHIZOMIDA;

EID: 43549094994     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS07026     Document Type: Article

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