Biology of Galeodes caspius subfuscus (Solifugae, Galeodidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 546-550

  Hrušková Martišová, Martina ^a   Pekár, Stano ^a   Gromov, Alexander ^b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Institute of Zoology Almaty Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Activity; Camel spiders; Habitat preference; Mating; Prey; Sexual cannibalism

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; ENSIFERA (INSECTS); HEXAPODA; SOLIFUGAE; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 40749097628     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/JOA/06-64.1     Document Type: Article

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