Female gigantism in a New Guinea population of the spider Nephila maculata

Oikos

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 377-385

  Higgins, Linden ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Marsh Life Science Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FECUNDITY; LATITUDE; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURITY; SPIDER;

ASIA;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARTHROPODA; NEPHILA; NEPHILA MACULATA;

EID: 0036859512     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990220.x     Document Type: Article

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