Spermathecal morphology and sperm dynamics in the female Schizocosa malitiosa (Araneae: Lycosidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 777-785

  Useta, Gonzalo ^a   Huber, Bernhard A ^b   Costa, Fernando G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genital morphology; Reproductive strategies; Sperm dynamics; Spermathecae design; Wolf spiders

Indexed keywords

MATING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPERM; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA;

EID: 36248971793     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.099     Document Type: Article

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