Male egg guarding behavior in the neotropical harvestman Ampheres leucopheus (Mello-Leitão 1922) (Opiliones, Gonyleptidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 441-444

  Hara, Marcos Ryotaro ^a   Gnaspini, Pedro ^a   Machado, Glauco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caelopyginae; Harvestmen; Parental care; Postzygotic investment

Indexed keywords

AMPHERES LEUCOPHEUS; ARTHROPODA; GONYLEPTIDAE; OPILIONES;

EID: 0842302326     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/s02-32     Document Type: Article

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