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Five new cases of paternal care in harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones): implications for the evolution of male guarding in the Neotropical family Gonyleptidae

@article{Machado2004FiveNC,
  title={Five new cases of paternal care in harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones): implications for the evolution of male guarding in the Neotropical family Gonyleptidae},
  author={G. Machado and Gustavo S Requena and B. Buzatto and F. Osses and Liliam M. Rossetto},
  journal={Sociobiology},
  year={2004},
  volume={44},
  pages={577-598}
}

• G. Machado, Gustavo S Requena, +2 authors Liliam M. Rossetto
• Published 2004
• Biology, Computer Science
• Sociobiology

In this paper, we present field observations on paternal care in five species of harvestmen belonging to the family Gonyleptidae: Gonyleptes saprophilus, Neosadocus sp. (Gonyleptinae), Iguapeia melanocephala, Iporangaia pustulosa, and Progonyleptoidellus striatus (Progonyleptoidellinae). We also provide a critical reassessment of all cases of paternal care in harvestmen and examine the extent to which the available data can be used to test a recent theory on the evolution of exclusive male care… Expand

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