Cribellum and calamistrum ontogeny in the spider family uloboridae: Linking functionally related but separate silk spinning features

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 220-226

  Opell, Brent D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cribellar thread; Hyptiotes cavatus; Miagrammopes animotus; Octonoba sinensis; Uloborus glomosus

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; OCTONOBA SINENSIS; ULOBORIDAE; ULOBORUS;

EID: 0035538676     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2001)029[0220:CACOIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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