Ancient DNA Resolves the History of Tetragnatha (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) Spiders on Rapa Nui

• Published in: Genes
• Main Authors: Cotoras, Darko D., Murray, Gemma G. R., Kapp, Joshua, Gillespie, Rosemary G., Griswold, Charles, Simison, W. Brian, Green, Richard E., Shapiro, Beth
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2017
• Subjects: Article; Rapa; Rapa Nui; Young Island
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5748721/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29261166; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes8120403

Rapa Nui is one of the most remote islands in the world. As a young island, its biota is a consequence of both natural dispersals over the last ~1 million years and recent human introductions. It therefore provides an opportunity to study a unique community assemblage. Here, we extract DNA from muse...