Cross-habitat variation in the phenology of a colonial spider: Insights from a reciprocal transplant study

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-289

  Fernández Campón, Florencia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Developmental pattern; Ecotypic variation; Parawixia bistriata; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CLUTCH SIZE; ECOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SOUTH AMERICA; SPIDER; TREE;

ANIMALS; CLUTCH SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POPULATION GROWTH; RAIN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SOUTH AMERICA; SPIDERS; TREES;

ARANEAE;

EID: 77949423465     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0640-8     Document Type: Article

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