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Mating in Theridion varians Hahn and related species (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Barbara Knoflach Institute of Zoology and Limnology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria
Pages 545-604 | Accepted 12 Nov 1997, Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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Barbara Knoflach & Antonius van Harten. (2000) Palpal loss, single palp copulation and obligatory mate consumption in Tidarren cuneolatum (Tullgren, 1910) (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of Natural History 34:8, pages 1639-1659.
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