Sexual cohabitation as mate-guarding in the leaf-curling spider Phonognatha graeffei Keyserling (Araneoidea, Araneae)

The leaf-curling spider Phonognatha graeffei incorporates a twisted leaf into the central hub of its orb-web that is used as a retreat. This species is unusual among orb-weaving spiders because males cohabit in the leaf retreat with both immature and mature females, mating with the former shortly af...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 1997-02, Vol.40 (2), p.127-133
Hauptverfasser:	Fahey, B.F, Elgar, M.A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal cannibalism Animal ethology Araneae behavior Biological and medical sciences Cohabitation ecological competition fecundity feeding habits Female animals Female fertility females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Immatures insect cannibalism Male animals males Mating behavior Protozoa. Invertebrata Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Spermatozoa Spiders Virgin females
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