The fundamental importance of taxonomy in conservation biology: The case of the eyeless Cicurina bandida (Araneae:Dictynidae) of central Texas, including new synonyms and the description of the male of the species

Invertebrate Systematics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-149

  Paquin, Pierre ^a   Dupérré, Nadine ^b   Cokendolpher, James C ^c   White, Kemble ^a   Hedin, Marshal ^d  

^a SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave fauna; Cicurina cueva; Cicurina reyesi; Conservation policies; Endangered species; Species hypothesis; Species limits; Troglobite

Indexed keywords

CAVE; NEW SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPIDER; TAXONOMY;

AUSTIN; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; TRAVIS COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CICURINA; CICURINA REYESI; DICTYNIDAE;

EID: 43549120048     PISSN: 14455226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/IS07044     Document Type: Article

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