Comparison of natural histories and karyotypes of two closely related ant-eating spiders, Zodarion hamatum and Z. italicum (Araneae, Zodariidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 1583-1596

  Pekár, Stano ^a,e   Král, Jiří ^b   Malten, Andreas ^c   Komposch, Christian ^d  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d Inst of Faunistics and Anim Ecol   (Austria)

^e CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Araneae; Mimicry; Myrmecophagy; Phenology; Reproductive strategy; Zodariidae; Zodarion

Indexed keywords

KARYOTYPE;

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; LASIUS EMARGINATUS; MYRMICINAE; ZODARIIDAE;

EID: 17444411168     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930400016762     Document Type: Article

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