Architectural features of agricultural habitats and their impact on the spider inhabitants

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 371-377

  Rypstra, Ann L ^a   Carter, Paul E ^a   Balfour, Robert A ^a   Marshall, Samuel D ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033239646     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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