Effects of prey supplementation on survival and web site tenacity of Argiope trifasciata (Araneae, Araneidae): A field experiment

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 352-360

  McNett, Bonnie Jean ^a   Rypstra, Ann L ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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