SEXUAL CANNIBALISM, SIZE DIMORPHISM, AND COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN ORB-WEAVING SPIDERS (ARANEIDAE)
- 1 March 1991
- Vol. 45 (2) , 444-448
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1991.tb04419.x
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
- Australian Research Council (A18831880)
- University of New South Wales
- Queen Elizabeth II Research Fellowship
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