The phylogenetic basis of sexual size dimorphism in orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Orbiculariae)

Systematic Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 435-462

  Hormiga, Gustavo ^a,b   Scharff, Nikolaj ^c   Coddington, Jonathan A ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Araneae; Continuous characters; Orbiculariae; Parsimony; Sexual size dimorphism; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); NEPHILA; PLOCEINAE; QUADRULA AUREA; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THERIDIIDAE; THOMISIDAE; TIDARREN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPIDERS;

EID: 0034350326     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635159950127330     Document Type: Article

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