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Original Article

Bionomic aspects of Prorachias bristowei (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae): burrow density and shape, food items, body size and reproduction

Marconi Souza-SilvaDepartamento de Biologia, Setor de Zoologia, Laboratório de Biodiversidade Subterrânea, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Igor Guimarães SilvaCentro Universitário de Lavras (UNILAVRAS)Fundação Educacional de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Antonio Domingos BrescovitInstituto ButantanLaboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Pages 106-113 | Received 31 Jan 2013, Accepted 02 Jun 2014, Published online: 24 Jun 2014

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