Female morphology, web design, and the potential for multiple mating in Nephila clavipes: Do fat-bottomed girls make the spider world go round?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-102

  Vincent, Shawn E ^a,b   Lailvaux, Simon P ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition; Ecomorphology; Polyandry; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; NEPHILA CLAVIPES;

EID: 33645009867     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00553.x     Document Type: Article

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