Alpine endemic spiders shed light on the origin and evolution of subterranean species

We designed a comparative study to unravel the phylogeography of two Alpine endemic spiders characterized by a different degree of adaptation to subterranean life: Troglohyphantes vignai (Araneae, Linyphiidae) and Pimoa rupicola (Araneae, Pimoidae), the latter showing minor adaptation to hypogean li...

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Main Authors: Stefano Mammola, Marco Isaia, Miquel A. Arnedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1384.pdf