Female genitalia of goblin spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Oonopidae): A morphological study with functional implications

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-358

  Burger, Matthias ^a  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Genitalia; Haplogynae; Secretion; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; HAPLOGYNAE; OONOPIDAE;

EID: 71749099360     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: 17447410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2009.00181.x     Document Type: Article

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