Phenotypic variation in the social behaviour of the spider Anelosimus studiosus along a latitudinal gradient

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1893-1902

  Riechert, Susan E ^a   Jones, Thomas C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anelosimus studiosus; behavioural phenotype; canalized trait; latitudinal variation; sociality; spider

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPIDER;

ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ARANEAE;

EID: 44349098521     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.10.033     Document Type: Article

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