Male residency and mating patterns in a subsocial spider

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 703-710

  Klein, Barrett A ^a,d   Bukowski, Todd C ^b   Avilés, Leticia ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anelosimus; Female maturity; Male cohabitation; Residency; Sperm utilization

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS; ANELOSIMUS JUCUNDUS; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 31544434540     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/S03-62.1     Document Type: Article

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