Does colour matter? Genetic differentiation of colour morphs of the Asian golden web spider Nephila antipodiana (Araneae: Nephilidae)

• Main Authors: Low, Van Lun, Norma-Rashid, Yusoff, Ubaidillah, Rosichon, Yusoff, Amri, Prakash, Batah Kunalan, Tan, Tiong Kai, Chen, Chee Dhang, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd
• Format: Article
• Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2018
• Subjects: QH Natural history; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21389/; https://doi.org/10.1163/15707563-18000002
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Here we present the first attempt to test for genetic differentiation among four distinct colour morphs of the Asian golden web spider Nephila antipodiana Walckenaer. Fragments of the 18S rRNA (18S) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genes were sequenced in eight populations of N. antipodiana...