Parental care in the neotropical harvestman Phareicranaus calcariferus (opiliones, cranaidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 199-201

  Hunter, Rebecca K ^a   Proud, Daniel N ^a   Burns, Jessica A ^a   Tibbetts, Jessica A ^a   Townsend Jr , Victor R ^a  

^a VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biparental care; Trinidad; Young guarding

Indexed keywords

OPILIONES;

EID: 34250835651     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/ST06-18.1     Document Type: Article

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