Genital Morphology, Copulatory Mechanism and Reproductive Biology in Psilochorus Simoni (Berland, 1911) (Pholcidae; Araneae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1993, Pages 85-99

  Huber, Bernhard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

cheliceral apophyses; copulatory mechanism; genital morphology; Psilochorus simoni; sperm storage

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; COPULATION; LIFE HISTORY;

PHOLCIDAE; PSILOCHORUS SIMONI;

EID: 0028578416     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854294X00079     Document Type: Article

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