Litter size, effects of maternal body size, and date of birth in South American scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

Zoologia

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-53

  Outeda Jorge, Sabrina ^a   Mello, Thayná ^b   Pinto da Rocha, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bothriuridae; Buthidae; Chactidae; Liochelidae; Reproductive investment

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; BOTHRIURIDAE; BOTHRIURUS; BROTHEAS; BUTHIDA; BUTHIDAE; CHACTIDAE; GERVAIS; LIOCHELIDAE; OPISTHACANTHUS; RHOPALURUS; RHOPALURUS LATICAUDA; SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS BAHIENSIS; TITYUS CLATHRATUS; TITYUS COSTATUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS; TITYUS STIGMURUS;

EID: 77955638124     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-46702009000100008     Document Type: Article

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