Nephila clavipes females have accelerating dietary requirements

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 150-152

  Higgins, Linden ^a   Goodnight, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Female gigantism; Nephilidae; Sexual size dimorphism; SSD

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; NEPHILA; NEPHILA CLAVIPES;

EID: 77949663390     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/Sh08-92.1     Document Type: Article

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