Adult male bolas spiders retain juvenile hunting tactics

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 572-576

  Yeargan, K V ^a   Quate, L W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attraction; Bolas spiders; Mastophora phrynosoma; Prey; Psychoda phalaenoides

Indexed keywords

BOLAS SPIDER; CHEMICAL MIMICRY; HUNTING TACTIC; MOTH FLY;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; DIPTERA; MASTOPHORA PHRYNOSOMA; PSYCHODA PHALAENOIDES; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0031434981     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050347     Document Type: Article

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