The phylogenetic placement of psechridae within entelegynae and the convergent origin of orb-like spider webs

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-106

  Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,b   Gregorič, Matjaž ^c   Blackledge, Todd A ^d   Kuntner, Matjaž ^b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^e HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Convergence; Evolution; Fecenia; Orb web; Psechrus

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; CTENIDAE; ENTELEGYNAE; PSECHRIDAE; PSECHRUS; RTA CLADE;

EID: 84876498438     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12007     Document Type: Article

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