The web of Nuctenea sclopetaria (Araneae, Araneidae): Relationship between body size and web design

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-96

  Heiling, Astrid M ^a   Herberstein, Marie Elisabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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