Female attack is not necessary for male copulatory organ breakage in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope argentata (Araneae: Araneidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-200

  Ghione, Soledad ^a   Costa, Fernando G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Genital damage; mating plug; sperm competition

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE ARGENTATA;

EID: 79959548656     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/Hi10-92.1     Document Type: Article

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