Temperature and desiccation effects on the antipredator behavior of Centruroides vittatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-330

  Carlson, B Evan ^a   Rowe, Matthew P ^b  

^a BETHEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sam Houston State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Defensive behavior; Scorpions; Sexual dimorphism; Sting speed; Thermal ecology

Indexed keywords

BUTHIDAE; CENTRUROIDES VITTATUS; HEXAPODA; LYCHAS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 70450228552     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/Hi09-06.1     Document Type: Article

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