Mating behaviour in the cellar spider, Pholcus phalangioides, indicates sperm mixing

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1155-1159

  Uhl, Gabriele ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; PHOLCIDAE; PHOLCUS PHALANGIOIDES;

EID: 0032211720     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1998.0854     Document Type: Article

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