Sexual cannibalism in scorpions: Fact or fiction?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 485-496

  Peretti, Alfredo V ^a   Acosta, Luis E ^a   Benton, Tim G ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; CANNIBALISM; MATING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ARACHNIDA; BOTHRIURIDAE; BOTHRIURUS; BOTHRIURUS BONARIENSIS; BUTHIDAE; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIATUS; SCORPIONES; UROPHONIUS; UROPHONIUS JHERINGII;

EID: 0033399780     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1999.0347     Document Type: Article

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