Sexual strategies of a North American 'tarantula' (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 588-598

  Shillington, Cara ^a   Verrell, Paul ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURTSHIP; MATE LOCATION; MATING BEHAVIOUR; MATING SYSTEM; TARANTULA;

ARIZONA; USA;

APHONOPELMA; APHONOPELMA SP.; ARANEAE; TARANTULA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 0030814048     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00170.x     Document Type: Article

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