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Abstract
When a male Sierra dome spider (Linyphia litigiosa) encounters a virgin female that has been sexually mature for 7 to 10 days, he rapidly packs the silk of her web into a tight mass. This behavior hinders evaporation of a male-attractant chemical that such highly receptive females apply to their webs. The male thereby reduces the likelihood that his mating partner will attract rival males.Mesh：
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3726530 DOI： 10.1126/science.3726530
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN： 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728