Estimation of the web's capture thread length in orb-weaving spiders: Determining the most efficient formula

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 490-496

  Venner, S ^a   Thevenard, L ^a   Pasquet, A ^a   Leborgne, R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Capture thread length; Formulae; Orb webs; Spiders; Sticky silk; Web building investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013096230     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0490:EOTWSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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