The predatory response of a stalking spider, Plexippus paykulli, to camouflage and prey type

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 993-998

  Bear, Allon ^a   Hasson, Oren ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMOUFLAGE; PREDATORY RESPONSE; PREY TYPE; STALKING SPIDER;

ARANEAE; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; PLEXIPPUS PAYKULLI;

EID: 0030665454     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0525     Document Type: Article

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