Survival differences of the two male morphs in the dwarf spider Oedothorax gibbosus Blackwall, 1841 (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae)

Netherlands Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 2-4, 2003, Pages 255-262

  Vanacker, D ^a   Maelfait, J P ^a,b   Hendrickx, F ^a  

^a LabAnimEcolZoogeogr/NatConserv   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Araneae; Compensation mechanism; Erigoninae; Extreme environmental conditions; Male dimorphism; mESS; Oedothorax gibbosus; Survival curves

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MALE; SPIDER; SURVIVAL;

ARANEAE; BETULACEAE; ERIGONINAE; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 0038347216     PISSN: 00282960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156854203764817706     Document Type: Article

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