Dragline attachment pattern in the neotropical social spider Anelosimus eximius (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 277-282

  Saffre, F ^a   Mailleux, A C ^a   Deneubourg, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aneolsimus eximius; Dragline attachment; Probabilistic pattern; Social spider

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS EXIMIUS;

EID: 0032979076     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020927102896     Document Type: Article

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