Dwarf spiders (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae): Good candidates for evolutionary research

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Vanacker, Danny ^a   Borre, Jeroen Vanden ^a   Jonckheere, Alexander ^a   Maes, Liesbeth ^a   Pardo, Sylvia ^a   Hendrickx, Frederik ^a   Maelfait, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Araneae; Erigoninae; Head structures; Interspecific courtships; Nuptial feeding; Speciation hypothesis

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ERIGONINAE; HOMO; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 0344704011     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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