The influence of sensory information on patch residence time in wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1285-1293

  Persons, Matthew H ^a   Uetz, George W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATCH USE; WOLF SPIDER;

ARANEAE; SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA;

EID: 0030153416     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0133     Document Type: Article

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