A molecular phylogeny of the Australian huntsman spiders (Sparassidae, Deleninae): Implications for taxonomy and social behaviour

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 895-905

  Agnarsson, Ingi ^a   Rayor, Linda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Australian radiation; Delena; Isopeda; Social spider; Sparassid phylogeny; Spider evolution

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DELENA; DELENA CANCERIDES; SPARASSIDAE; TYPOSTOLA;

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN RADIATION; BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DELENA; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; ISOPEDA; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SPIDER; SPARASSID PHYLOGENY; SPIDER; SPIDER EVOLUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUSTRALIAN RADIATION; DELENA; ISOPEDA; SOCIAL SPIDER; SPARASSID PHYLOGENY; SPIDER EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

EID: 84884591034     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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