Ontogeny repeats phylogeny in Steatoda and latrodectus spiders

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 485-494

  Barrantes, Gilbert ^a   Eberhard, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

ontogenetic pattern; plesiomorphic traits; Web design; web evolution

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LATRODECTUS; LATRODECTUS GEOMETRICUS; LATRODECTUS MIRABILIS; MIRABILIS; STEATODA; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 78649506755     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/B10-05.1     Document Type: Article

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