Subtle pedipalp dimorphism: A reliable method for sexing juvenile spiders

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 513-517

  Mahmoudi, Nagissa ^a   Modanu, Maria ^a   Brandt, Yoni ^a,b   Andrade, Maydianne C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Black widow spiders; Latrodectus; Monomorphic spiders; Sex identification; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS; LATRODECTUS HASSELTI; LATRODECTUS HESPERUS;

EID: 57149145387     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/SH07-81.1     Document Type: Article

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