Discovery of the largest orbweaving spider species: The evolution of gigantism in Nephila

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Kuntner, Matjaž ^a,b   Coddington, Jonathan A ^b  

^a ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NEPHILA KOMACI; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; AFRICA; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; MADAGASCAR; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ARANEAE; NEPHILA;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYLOGENY; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

EID: 70449435443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007516     Document Type: Article

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