Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 41The Museum, 1952 - Natural history |
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Page 323
... female produces more than one batch of eggs in a breeding- season , berried females were dissected and the state of the gonads recorded . If only one egg - batch was produced , the gonads of berried females could be expected to be in a ...
... female produces more than one batch of eggs in a breeding- season , berried females were dissected and the state of the gonads recorded . If only one egg - batch was produced , the gonads of berried females could be expected to be in a ...
Page 332
... females only copulate after moulting , it was thought possible that mature females would show a distinct periodicity in moulting , correlated with the breeding - season . In Table XII percentages of moulting females and males , and females ...
... females only copulate after moulting , it was thought possible that mature females would show a distinct periodicity in moulting , correlated with the breeding - season . In Table XII percentages of moulting females and males , and females ...
Page 339
... females with ' adult ' - shaped abdomen and the largest females with juvenile ' - shaped abdomen were recorded and it soon became evident that a lot of variation occurred . Some females with a carapace - width as small as 12.2 mm . had ...
... females with ' adult ' - shaped abdomen and the largest females with juvenile ' - shaped abdomen were recorded and it soon became evident that a lot of variation occurred . Some females with a carapace - width as small as 12.2 mm . had ...