Timing of maturation and the mating system of the spider, Stegodyphus, lineatus (Eresidae): How important is body size?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 517-525

  Schneider, Jutta M ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arachmida; Eresidae; protandry; spermathecal morphology

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ERESIDAE; STEGODYPHUS LINEATUS;

EID: 0030926233     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1996.0111     Document Type: Article

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