Sociable widow spiders? Evidence of subsociality in Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-302

  Bertani, Rogério ^a   Fukushima, Caroline Sayuri ^a,b   Martins, Rosana ^a  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Latrodectus cf. curacaviensis; Neotropics; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; LATRODECTUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 42449153782     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-007-0082-8     Document Type: Article

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