Substrate vibrations in the scorpion Centruroides margaritatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) during courtship
Mating behavior in Centruroides margaritatus, as in other scorpion species, includes a series of rapid rocking or shaking movements of the male ("juddering"). It has been suggested that substrate vibrations are generated by juddering and that females respond to them by approaching the male...
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2009-11-01
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| Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442009000500023 |