Colonization and diversification of the spider genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Pholcidae) in the Macaronesian archipelagos: Evidence for long-term occupancy yet rapid recent speciation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 596-614

  Dimitrov, Dimitar ^a   Arnedo, Miquel A ^a   Ribera, Carles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Island evolution; Pholcidae; Phylogeny; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; PHOLCIDAE; PHOLCUS;

EID: 47749141476     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2008.04.027     Document Type: Article

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