Reproductive isolation and sex-role reversal in two sympatric sand-dwelling wolf spiders of the genus Allocosa

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 648-658

  Aisenberg, A ^a   Costa, F G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; COURTSHIP; DUNE; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPIDER;

ALLOCOSA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 47249127643     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-040     Document Type: Article

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