Kleptoparasites or commensals? Effects of Argyrodes antipodianus (Araneae: Theridiidae) on Nephila plumipes (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 570-574

  Grostal, Paul ^a   Walter, David Evans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argyrodes antipodianus; Commensalism; Food theft; Kleptoparasite; Nephila plumipes

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; KLEPTOPARASITE; PARASITISM; WEB RELOCATION RATE;

ARANEAE; ARGYRODES ANTIPODIANUS; NEPHILA PLUMIPES; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0030765088     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050273     Document Type: Article

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