Courtship behavior and copulation in Tengella radiata (Araneae, Tengellidae)

dc.creator	Barrantes Montero, Gilbert
dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-10T21:54:48Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-10T21:54:48Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.description.abstract	The first description of the courtship behavior and copulation is provided for Tengella radiata (Kulczynski 1909). The male courts the female by rocking his body and vibrating his abdomen. These behaviors seem to induce the female to move out from her retreat onto the sheet and incline her body to facilitate intromission. The female has an active role during the courtship: strumming the tunnel and sheet threads, apparently inducing the male to increase the frequency and intensity of his courtship. Palpal insertion is extremely short. The female terminates the copulation by lunging at the male.	en
dc.description.procedence	UCR::Vicerrectoría de Docencia::Ciencias Básicas::Facultad de Ciencias::Escuela de Biología
dc.description.sponsorship	Universidad de Costa Rica
dc.identifier.doi	10.1636/St07-13.1
dc.identifier.issn	0160-8202
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/79081
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	acceso abierto
dc.source	Journal of Arachnology 36:606-608
dc.subject	Courting	en
dc.subject	sexual selection	en
dc.subject	funnel web spider	en
dc.title	Courtship behavior and copulation in Tengella radiata (Araneae, Tengellidae)	en
dc.type	artículo original

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