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Original Articles

Mating behaviour and maternal care in the tropical savanna funnel-web spider Aglaoctenus lagotis Holmberg (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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Pages 1119-1129 | Received 20 Apr 2010, Accepted 28 Dec 2010, Published online: 15 Apr 2011

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