Distances at which jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) distinguish between prey and conspecific rivals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 357-364

  Harland, Duane P ^a   Jackson, Robert R ^a   Macnab, Aynsley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Jumping spiders; Principal eye; Salticidae; Visual discriminations

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; MOGRUS NEGLECTUS; PORTIA FIMBRIATA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 0032941548     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999003076     Document Type: Article

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