Last-male sperm priority and the mating system of the haplogyne spider Tetragnatha extensa (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 433-450

  West, Henning P ^a   Toft, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Araneae; Mating system; Sperm precedence; Sterile male technique; Tetragnatha extensa

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; TETRAGNATHA; TETRAGNATHA EXTENSA; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 0032696751     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020954404907     Document Type: Article

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