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Phylogenetic position and composition of Zygiellinae and Caerostris, with new insight into orb-web evolution and gigantism

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Gregorič, Matjaž, Agnarsson, Ingi, Blackledge, Todd A., Kuntner, Matjaž (2015): Phylogenetic position and composition of Zygiellinae and Caerostris, with new insight into orb-web evolution and gigantism. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175 (2): 225-243, DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12281, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12281

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