Hydrologic evolution of the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone (Balcones fault zone) as recorded in the DNA of eyeless Cicurina cave spiders south-central Texas

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-342

  White, Kemble ^a   Davidson, Gregg R ^b   Paquin, Pierre ^a  

^a SWCA ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b The University of Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL TEXAS; CRETACEOUS CARBONATE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACIDS; EDWARDS AQUIFER; FAULT ZONE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; KARST PROCESS; KARST TERRAINS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RECHARGE AREA; RELATIVE DATES; RELAY RAMPS; SAN ANTONIO; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; TROGLOBITIC; VADOSE ZONE;

AQUIFERS; CAVES; DNA; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); STRATIGRAPHY; WATER;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CAVERNICOLOUS SPECIES; CONFINED AQUIFER; FAULT ZONE; GENETIC VARIATION; KARST HYDROLOGY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RECHARGE; SPIDER; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VADOSE ZONE;

EDWARDS AQUIFER; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; CICURINA;

EID: 67649838768     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25373A.1     Document Type: Article

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