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CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Phylogenetic Relationships of Salticidae
1.2 Family-Level Relationships
1.3 Internal Phylogenetic Structure
1.4 Unusual Predatory Behaviour and Phylogeny of the Spartaeine Genus Portia
1.5 Phylogenetic Relationships within the Spartaeine Genus Spartaeus
CHAPTER 2: MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF 'BASAL' JUMPING SPIDERS,WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SUBFAMILY SPARTAEINAE (ARANEAE:SALTICIDAE)
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 MATERIALS and METHODS
2.2.1 Taxon Sampling
2.2.2 Dna Extraction and Sequencing
2.2.3 Phylogenetic Analyses
2.3 RESULTS
2.3.1 All Genes Combined
2.3.2 All Nuclear Genes (H3, 18s and 28s) Combined
2.3.3 All Mitochondrial Genes Combined
2.3.4 Performance of Gene Partitions
2.4 DISCUSSION
CHAPTER 3： PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF SPECIALIZED SPIDER-EATING JUMPING SPIDERS FROM PORTIA, A GENUSof THE SUBFAMILY SPARTAEINE (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE)
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.2.1 Taxon Sampling
3.2.2 Dna Extraction and Sequencing
3.2.3 Phylogenetic Analyses
3.3 RESULTS
3.3.1 All Gene (Mitochondrial and Nuclear) Phylogenetic Analysis
3.3.2 All Mitochondrial Gene Phylogenetic Analysis
3.3.3 Performance of Gene Partitions
3.3.4 All Nuclear Gene Phylogenetic Analysis
3.4 DISCUSSION
CHAPTER 4:.MOLECULAR PHYLOGENEYof SPARTAEUS THORELL, A SMALL SPARTAEINE GENUSof WEB-BUILDING and SPECIALIZED MOTH-EATING JUMPING SPIDERS (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE)
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 MATERIALS AND METHODS
4.2.1 Taxon Sampling
4.2.2 Dnaextraction and Sequencing
4.2.3 Phylogenetic Analyses
4.3 RESULTS
4.3.1 All Gene (Mitochondrialand Nuclear) Phylogenetic Analysis
4.3.2 All Nuclear Genes Combined Phylogenetic Analysis
4.4 DISCUSSION
CHAPTER 5: GENERAL DISCUSSION
5.1 Phylogeny of 'Basal' Salticid Groups
5.2 Phylogeny of Portia and Sparteaus
5.3 Future Studies
REFERENCES
PAPERS PUBLISHED DURING THE COURSEof GRADUATE STUDY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
