Effects of cultural practices on the spider (Araneae) fauna of lowbush blueberry fields in Washington County, Maine

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-57

  Collins, Judith A ^a   Jennings, Daniel T ^b   Forsythe Jr , H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b NE Forest Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

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