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A Caribbean radiation

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Project title: 
Radiation of the genus Modisimus in the Caribbean
ZFMK Project lead: 
Dr. Bernhard A. Huber
Unit: 
Arachnids
Object of research: 
Spiders

Description

The genus Modisimus has experienced a strong radiation in the Caribbean, but most species remain undescribed. This project is part of a large NSF-Project (PIs: Ingi Agnarsson and Greta Binford) on Caribbean Biogeography.

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Dr. Bernhard A. Huber
Head of Arachnida Section and Curator
Arachnids
+49 228 9122-294
+49 228 9122-212
b.huber [at] leibniz-zfmk.de