The power and perils of 'molecular taxonomy': A case study of eyeless and endangered Cicurina (Araneae: Dictynidae) from Texas caves

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 3239-3255

  Paquin, P ^a,b   Hedin, M ^a,b,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SDSU   (United States)

Author keywords

Caves; Conservation; Introgression; Phylogeny; Species determination; TCS; Troglomorphic species

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BAYES THEOREM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS; TEXAS;

ARANEAE; DICTYNIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MADIA;

EID: 4644224619     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02296.x     Document Type: Article

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