Notes on the biology of anelosimus pacificus levi, 1963 (Theridiidae, araneae)—Evidence for an evolutionary reversal to a less social state

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 40, Issue 47-48, 2006, Pages 2681-2687

  Agnarsson, I ^a,b   Barrantes, G ^c   May Collado, L J ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anelosimus pacificus; Araneae; Behaviour; Evolution of sociality; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349087693     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930601110752     Document Type: Article

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