Mating duration and sperm precedence in the spider Linyphia triangularis

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-152

  Weldingh, Ditte Louise ^a,c   Toft, Søren ^b   Larsen, Ole Næsbye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c Danmarks Akvarium   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Araneae; Copulation duration; Linyphiidae; Ritualisation; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LINYPHIA TRIANGULARIS; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 78650513357     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0237-x     Document Type: Article

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