SUCH MOTHER, SUCH SPIDERLINGS: OFFSPRING OF URUGUAYAN WOLF SPIDERS (ARANEAE: LYCOSIDAE)

Authors

  • Paulina Pintos Facultad de Ciencias, IIBCE
  • Carlos Antonio Toscano-Gadea IIBCE
  • Macarena González IIBCE
  • Rodrigo Postiglioni IIBCE
  • Verónica Gonnet IIBCE, FCIEN
  • Nadia Kacevas IIBCE
  • Diego Cavassa IIBCE
  • Anita Aisenberg IIBCE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26462/30.1.5

Keywords:

Lycosids, spiderlings, number of egg sacs, body size

Abstract

The current study explores information available about number of egg sacs and spiderlings in 14 lycosid species from Uruguay. We found a positive relationship between female body size and progeny, in agreement with hypotheses that propose that larger body size favors fecundity in spiders.

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Published

2021-08-27

How to Cite

PINTOS, P.; TOSCANO-GADEA, C. A.; GONZÁLEZ, M.; POSTIGLIONI, R.; GONNET, V.; KACEVAS, N.; CAVASSA, D.; AISENBERG, A. SUCH MOTHER, SUCH SPIDERLINGS: OFFSPRING OF URUGUAYAN WOLF SPIDERS (ARANEAE: LYCOSIDAE). Boletín de la Sociedad Zoológica del Uruguay, [S. l.], v. 30, n. 1, p. 53–60, 2021. DOI: 10.26462/30.1.5. Disponível em: http://szu.org.uy/journal/index.php/Bol_SZU/article/view/173. Acesso em: 8 jul. 2024.