Experimental competition release in a community of web-weaving spiders

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-158

  Fasola, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agelena labyrinthica; Araneae; Araneus marmoreus; Argiope bruennichi; Community; Interspecific competition; Population

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SPIDER;

AGELENA; AGELENA LABYRINTHICA; AGELENIDAE; ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARANEUS; ARANEUS MARMOREUS; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI;

EID: 0032714375     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250009909356250     Document Type: Article

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