Phylogenomics, Classification, and Lifestyle Evolution in Raft- and Nursery Web- Spiders (Araneae: Dolomedidae and Pisauridae)
Kuang‐Ping Yu, Ren‐Chung Cheng, Charles R. Haddad, Akio Tanikawa, Brogan L. Pett, Luis N. Piacentini, Peter Jäger, Ho Yin Yip, Yuya Suzuki, Arnaud Henrard, Christina J. Painting, Cor J. Vink, Eileen A. Hebets, Mark S. Harvey, Matjaž Kuntner
This study reconstructs the phylogeny of raft- and nursery web spiders, finds that Dolomedes and Pisauridae are not monophyletic, and links lifestyle evolution to climatic changes.
Zoologica Scripta · Feb 3, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology