Mating system in the tarantula spider Eupalaestrus weijenberghi (Thorell, 1894): Evidences of monandry and polygyny

Zoology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-260

  Pérez Miles, Fernando ^a   Postiglioni, Rodrigo ^a,b   Montes de Oca, Laura ^a   Baruffaldi, Luciana ^b   Costa, Fernando G ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Mating strategy; Sex ratio; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; EUPALAESTRUS WEIJENBERGHI; TARANTULA;

EID: 34547569022     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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