Subsociality in Helvibis thorelli keyserling 1884 (Araneae, Theridiidae, Theridiinae) from French guiana

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 642-645

  Coddington, Jonathan A ^a   Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communal feeding; Evolution of sociality; Maternal care

Indexed keywords

ACHAEARANEA; ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; HELVIBIS; THERIDIIDAE; THERIDION;

EID: 34248660850     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/05-84.1     Document Type: Article

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