Experiments on the foraging behaviour of the hunting spider Pisaura mirabilis (Araneae: Pisauridae): Utilization of single prey items

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-459

  Lang, Andreas ^a,b   Klarenberg, Albert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Feeding behaviour; Partial consumption; Pisaura mirabilis; Pisauridae; Predator; Prey size; Spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; MIRABILIS; PISAURA; PISAURA MIRABILIS; PISAURIDAE;

FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; HUNTING SPIDER;

EID: 0031393776     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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