Nuptial gifts and sexual behavior in two species of spider (Araneae, Trechaleidae, Paratrechalea)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 731-739

  Costa Schmidt, Luiz Ernesto ^a   Carico, James Edwin ^b   De Araújo, Aldo Mellender ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b LYNCHBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nuptial gift; Paratrechalea azul; Paratrechalea ornata; Sexual behavior; Trechaleidae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; NUPTIAL GIFT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ARTICLE; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FEMALE; GIFT GIVING; LEG MOVEMENT; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARATRECHALEA AZUL; PARATRECHALEA ORNATA; PREY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; POSTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; LYCOSOIDEA; PISAURIDAE;

EID: 46749135189     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0379-7     Document Type: Article

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