Foraging behaviour and the risk of predation in the black house spider, Badumna insignis (Desidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-35

  Henderson, Robbie J ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION RISK; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; BADUMNA INSIGNIS; DESIDAE;

EID: 0033058044     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO98060     Document Type: Article

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