Mechanisms underlying egg- sac opening in the subsocial spider Anelosimus cf. studiosus (Araneae Theridiidae)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-67

  Viera, C ^a,b   Ghione, S ^a,b   Costa, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Anelosimus; Egg sac opening; Experimental egg sac exchange; Sub social spiders

Indexed keywords

EGG; LARVA; MATERNAL CARE; MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ANELOSIMUS; ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 34547433703     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2007.9522581     Document Type: Article

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