Geographical sexual size dimorphism in an ant-eating spider, Zodarion rubidum (Araneae: Zodariidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 21-22, 2006, Pages 1343-1350

  Pekár, Stano ^a   Vaňhara, Petr ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Araneae; Latitude; Sexual size dimorphism; Temperature; Zodariidae; Zodarion

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANT; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARANEAE; ZODARIIDAE; ZODARION; ZODARION RUBIDUM;

EID: 33750321658     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930600901417     Document Type: Article

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