Caddo agilis and C. Pepperella (Opiliones, Caddidae) diverged phylogenetically before acquiring their disjunct, sympatric distributions in Japan and North America

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-240

  Shultz, Jeffrey W ^a   Regier, Jerome C ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongation factor l ; Harvestmen; Phylogeny; RNA polymerase II

Indexed keywords

CADDIDAE; CADDO AGILIS; CADDO PEPPERELLA; OPILIONES;

EID: 69549086904     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/H08-66.1     Document Type: Article

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