A mathematical simulation of thermoregulatory behaviour in an orb-weaving spider

Functional Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 322-327

  Higgins, L E ^a,b   Ezcurra, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Microhabital selection; Nephila clavipes; solar radiation; Tetragnathidae; thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 0030512502     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2390279     Document Type: Article

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