Host specificity and distribution of the kleptobiotic spider Argyrodes antipodianus (Araneae, Theridiidae) on orb webs in Queensland, Australia

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 522-530

  Grostal, Paul ^a   Walter, David Evans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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