Correlation Between Segment Length and Spine Counts in Two Spider Species of Araneus (Araneae: Araneidae)

Observations made on several hundred adult male spiders of two species of Araneus indicate a highly significant correlation (p<0.001) between the length of a segment (tibia of the second leg) and the number of macrosetae (“spines”) present on the segment. This result is further supported by obser...

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Main Author: L. David Carmichael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1973-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1973/47592
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