Changes in male sexual responses from silk cues of females at different reproductive states in the wolf spider Schizocosa malitiosa

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-85

  Baruffaldi, Luciana ^a,b   Costa, Fernando G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Contact sex pheromone; Female age; Female reproductive status; Male chemical discrimination; Male sexual behaviour; Schizocosa malitiosa; Silk threads; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA;

EID: 72449153922     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0158-8     Document Type: Article

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