Courtship and sperm transfer in the whip spider Phrynus gervaisii (Amblypygi, Phrynidae): A complement to Weygoldt's 1977 paper

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 588-600

  Peretti, Alfredo V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Amplypygi; Courtship; Phrynus gervaisii; Sperm transfer; Spermatophore

Indexed keywords

AMBLYPYGI; ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; PARAPONERA CLAVATA; PHRYNIDAE; PHRYNUS; PHRYNUS GERVAISII;

EID: 0036954131     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0588:CASTIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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