A comparison of capture thread and architectural features of Deinopoid and Araneoid orb-webs

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-306

  Opell, Brent D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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