Does mesh height influence prey length in orb-web spiders (Araneae)?

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 367-371

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESH SIZE; PREDATION; PREY SIZE; SPIDER;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI; LARINIOIDES; LARINIOIDES SCLOPETARIUS;

EID: 0032414147     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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