The body size of the New Zealand orb-weaving spider Waitkera waitakerensis (Uloboridae) is directly related to temperature and affects fecundity

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Berger, Andrea M ^a   Shaffer, Rachel S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinal variation; Egg sac construction

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; ULOBORIDAE; WAITKERA WAITAKERENSIS;

EID: 34547863571     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2007.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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