Cohabitation between an adult male and a subadult female in a burrowing wolf spider (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-138

  Fernández Montraveta, Carmen ^a   Cuadrado, Mariano ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lycosa; Lycosidae; Sexual cohabitation

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CANIS; LYCOSA; LYCOSA TARANTULA; LYCOSIDAE; TARANTULA;

EID: 0042205444     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2003)031[0135:CBAAMA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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