Representative Publications: (Journal links highlighted)
Paquin P, N Duperre, JC Cokendolpher, K White,
M. Hedin. 2008. The fundamental importance of taxonomy in conservation biology: the case of the eyeless
Cicurina bandida (Araneae: Dictynidae) of Central Texas, including new synonyms and the description of the male of the species.
Invertebrate Systematics 22, 1-11.
Vink C,
M Hedin, M Bodner, W Maddison, CY Hayashi, J Garb. 2008. Actin 5C, a promising nuclear gene for spider phylogenetics.
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 48, 377-382.
Thomas SM and
M Hedin. 2008. Multigenic phylogeographic divergence in the paleoendemic southern Appalachian opilionid
Fumontana deprehendor Shear (Opiliones, Laniatores, Triaenonychidae).
Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 46, 645-658.
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Starrett J and
M Hedin. 2007. Multilocus genealogies reveal multiple cryptic species and biogeographic complexity in the California turret spider
Antrodiaetus riversi (Mygalomorphae, Antrodieatidae).
Molecular Ecology, 16:583-604.
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Ayoub NA, JE Garb,
M Hedin, CY Hayashi. 2007. Utility of the nuclear protein-coding gene, elongation factor-1 gamma (EF-1g) for spider systematics, emphasizing family level relationships of tarantulas and their kin (Aranaea: Mygalomorphae).
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42, 394-409.
Hedin M and JE Bond. 2006. Molecular phylogenetics of the spider infraorder Mygalomorphae using nuclear rRNA genes (18S and 28S): Conflict and agreement with the current system of classifcation.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 41, 454-471.
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Bond JE and
M Hedin. 2006. A total evidence assessment of the phylogeny of North American euctenizine trapdoor spiders Euctenizinae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae) using Bayesian inference.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 41, 70-85.
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Thomas SM & M Hedin. 2006. Natural history and distribution of the enigmatic southern Appalachian opilionid, Fumontana deprehendor Shear (Laniatores: Triaenonychidae), with an assessment of morphological variation. Zootaxa 1242:21-36. PDF
Bond JE, DA Beamer, T Lamb & M Hedin. 2006. Combining genetic and geospatial analyses to infer population extinction in mygalomorph spiders endemic to the Los Angeles region. Animal Conservation 9:145-157. PDF
Crews SC & M Hedin. 2006. Studies of morphological and molecular phylogenetic divergence in spiders (Araneae: Homalonychus) from the American southwest, including divergence along the Baja California peninsula. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 38: 470-487. PDF
Hedin M & B Dellinger. 2005. Descriptions of a new species and previously unknown males of Nesticus (Araneae: Nesticidae) from caves in eastern North America, with comments on species rarity. Zootaxa 904:1-19. PDF
Vink CJ, SM Thomas, P Paquin, CY Hayashi & M Hedin. 2005. The effects of preservatives and temperatures on arachnid DNA. Invertebrate Systematics 19:99-104. PDF
Paquin P & M Hedin. 2004. The power and perils of "molecular taxonomy": a case study of eyeless and endangered Cicurina (Araneae: Dictynidae) from Texas caves. Molecular Ecology 13:3239-3255. PDF
Bond JE, DA Beamer, M Hedin & P Sierwald. 2003. Gradual evolution of male genitalia in a sibling species complex of millipedes (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Rhinocricidae; Anadenobolus). Invertebrate Systematics 17:711-717. PDF
Maddison WP & M Hedin. 2003. Jumping spider phylogeny (Araneae: Salticidae). Invertebrate Systematics 17:529-529. PDF
Maddison WP & M Hedin. 2003. Phylogeny of Habronattus jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), with preliminary consideration of genitalic and courtship evolution. Systematic Entomology 28:1-21. PDF
Hedin M & DL Wood. 2002. Genealogical exclusivity in geographically proximate populations of Hypochilus thorelli Marx (Araneae, Hypochilidae) on the Cumberland Plateau of North America. Molecular Ecology 11:1975-1988. PDF
Hedin M 2001. Molecular insights into species phylogeny, biogeography, and morphological stasis in the relict spider genus Hypochilus (Araneae: Hypochilidae). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 18: 238-251. PDF
Hedin M & WP Maddison. 2001. A combined molecular approach to phylogeny of the jumping spider subfamily Dendryphantinae (Araneae: Salticidae). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 18: 386-403. PDF
Bond JE, M Hedin, MG Ramirez & BD Opell. 2001. Deep molecular divergence in the absence of morphological and ecological change in the Californian coastal dune endemic trapdoor spider Aptostichus simus. Molecular Ecology 10:899-910. PDF
Hedin M & WP Maddison. 2001. Phylogenetic utility and evidence for multiple copies of Elongation Factor-1alpha in the spider genus Habronattus (Araneae: Salticidae). Molecular Biology & Evolution 18: 1512-403. PDF
Hedin M. 1997. Speciational history in a diverse clade of habitat-specialized spiders (Araneae: Nesticidae: Nesticus): Inferences from geographic-based sampling. Evolution 51: 1927-1943. PDF
Hedin M. 1997. Molecular phylogenetics at the population / species interface in cave spiders of the southern Appalachians (Araneae: Nesticidae: Nesticus). Molecular Biology & Evolution 14: 309-324. PDF r