
%0 Journal Article
%A Smith, GT 
%T Observations on the life history of the scorpion Urodacus abruptus (Scorpionidae), and the analysis of its home sites
%J Australian Journal of Zoology
%D 1966/06/01
%V 14
%N 3
%P 383-398
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO9660383
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO9660383 
%X The life history of the scorpion was worked out for a discrete population on Black Mountain near Canberra, A.C.T. The biology was unusual because of an unexpected longevity and a highly imbalanced adult sex ratio. A clear selection of favoured home sites was demonstrated, but it was also shown that availability of food limited the population before all potential home sites were occupied. A mechanism of numerical stabilization dependent on the regulation of recruitment is discussed. 
