Describing sexual dimorphism and fine scale spatial distributions in the Drab Thick-tail Scorpion, Parabuthus planicauda

Autor:	Sjirk Geerts, Jacobus H. Visser
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	0106 biological sciences Natural selection biology 010607 zoology Scorpion Zoology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Sexual dimorphism Sexual selection biology.animal Juvenile Animal Science and Zoology Chela Mating Pedipalp
Zdroj:	African Zoology. 55:250-256
ISSN:	2224-073X 1562-7020
DOI:	10.1080/15627020.2020.1796525
Popis:	Southern Africa contains a diverse and endemic scorpion fauna, but with biological aspects remaining largely unexplored for this group. In order to gain biological insights into an understudied scorpion species, the current study investigates fine-scale spatial distributions and sexual dimorphism in the South African endemic Drab Thick-tail Scorpion (Parabuthus planicauda). The species closely track rocky areas, with the sexes homogenously distributed across habitats. Varying adult sex ratios are evident at each sampling area, likely influenced by differing vegetation cover and predation pressures. When considering size-corrected measurements, several characters are significantly sexually dimorphic in P. planicauda; this sexual dimorphism is not readily observable (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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