Clutch size and offspring size in the wolf spider Pirata sedentarius (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 285-296

  Brown, Christopher A ^a,b   Sanford, Bridget M ^a   Swerdon, Rebekah R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Life history; Lycosidae; Offspring size; Pirata

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CANIS; LYCOSIDAE; PIRATA; PIRATA SEDENTARIUS;

EID: 0242277188     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/m01-62     Document Type: Article

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