Factors affecting the difference in foraging success in three co-existing Cyclosa spiders

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 137-149

  Miyashita, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSA; ARANEAE; CYCLOSA ARGENTEOALBA; CYCLOSA OCTOTUBERCULATA; CYCLOSA SEDECULATA;

CAPTURE RATE; COEXISTENCE; FORAGING SUCCESS; PREY SIZE; WEB-BUILDING SPIDER;

EID: 0030620313     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02935.x     Document Type: Article

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