Ultrastructure of the cuticular scales of lynx spiders (Araneae, Oxyopidae) and jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae)

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-92

  Townsend Jr , Victor R ^a   Felgenhauer, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cuticular scales; Morphology; Spider; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344958879     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199904)240:1<77::AID-JMOR6>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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