Mated redback spider females re-advertise receptivity months after mating

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 589-598

  Perampaladas, Kuhan ^a   Stoltz, J A ^a   Andrade, M C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS HASSELTI;

EID: 43749112710     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01513.x     Document Type: Article

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