Conflict or cooperation in the courtship display of the white widow spider, Latrodectus pallidus

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 254-260

  Harari, Ally R ^a   Ziv, Merav ^b   Lubin, Yael ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Male quality; Sexual conflict; Sexual stimulation; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS PALLIDUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 70450273222     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/St08-97.1     Document Type: Article

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