Scent of a woman - The effect of female presence on sexual cannibalism in an orb-weaving spider (Araneae: Araneidae)

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 633-640

  Nessler, Stefan H ^a   Uhl, Gabriele ^b   Schneider, Jutta M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; CANNIBALISM; COPULATION; FEMALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; MATURATION; SCENT MARKING; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI;

EID: 67449149102     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01646.x     Document Type: Article

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