Sexual dimorphism in chelicerae, forelegs and palpal traits in two burrowing wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) with sex-role reversal

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 44, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 1189-1202

  Aisenberg, Anita ^a   Costa, Fernando G ^a   González, Macarena ^a   Postiglioni, Rodrigo ^b   Pérez Miles, Fernando ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b Facultad de Ciencias   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Morphological traits; Sex role reversal; Sexual selection; Wolf spiders

Indexed keywords

BURROWING; COPULATION; COURTSHIP; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; JUVENILE; MATE LOCATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ALLOCOSA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 77951691105     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222931003632716     Document Type: Article

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