Phenotypic consequences of incubation temperature and feeding regimen in captive-bred tarantulas

Zoo Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 405-414

  Reichling, Steven B ^a   Gutzke, William H N ^b  

^a MEMPHIS ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Pterinochilus; Spiders; Theraphosidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 0032343521     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:5<405::AID-ZOO5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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