Web gigantism in Darwin's bark spider, a new species from Madagascar (Araneidae: Caerostris)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 346-356

  Kuntner, Matjaž ^a,b   Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,b,c  

^a ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Diversity; DNA barcode; genital mutilation; morphology; orb web architecture; sexual behavior; sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; CAEROSTRIS; EPHEMEROPTERA;

EID: 77956666918     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/B09-113.1     Document Type: Article

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