Does the African social spider Stegodypbus dumicola control the sex of individual offspring?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-243

  Avilés, Leticia ^a   Varas, Cora ^a   Dyreson, Eric ^a,b  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo test; Precise sex ratios; Primary sex ratio bias; Randomization test; Sex ratio; Social spiders

Indexed keywords

SEX RATIO; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; STEGODYPBUS DUMICOLA; STEGODYPHUS DUMICOLA;

EID: 0032852067     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050615     Document Type: Article

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