Complex genital structures indicate cryptic female choice in a haplogyne spider (Arachnida, Araneae, Oonopidae, Gamasomorphinae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 80-93

  Burger, Matthias ^a   Nentwig, Wolfgang ^a   Kropf, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Araneae; Cryptic female choice; Gama somorphlnae; Genital organs; Haplogynae; Oonopidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; HAPLOGYNAE; OONOPIDAE;

EID: 0037217208     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10048     Document Type: Article

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