Seismic communication during courtship in two burrowing tarantula spiders: An experimental study on Eupalaestrus weijenberghi and Acanthoscurria suina

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Quirici, Verónica ^a   Costa, Fernando G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Female sexual display; Male vibration; Seismic signals; Theraphosidae

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSCURRIA; ARANEAE; SUINA; TARANTULA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 21344456980     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/S03-22     Document Type: Article

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