A not so natural history of the tarantula Brachypelma vagans: Interaction with human activity

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 39, Issue 27, 2005, Pages 2515-2523

  M'Rabet, Salima Machkour ^a   Hénaut, Yann ^a   Rojo, Roberto ^a   Calmé, Sophie ^a  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachypelma vagans; Habitat alteration; Population structure; Redrump tarantula

Indexed keywords

HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

CAMPECHE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARANEAE; BRACHYPELMA; TARANTULA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 22844437090     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930500060983     Document Type: Article

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