First male sperm precedence in multiply-mated females of the cooperative spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae, Theridiidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 527-532

  Jones, Thomas C ^a   Parker, Patricia G ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating behavior; RAPDs; Sexual selection; Social spiders

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 57149146934     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/St06-63.1     Document Type: Article

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