Prey-capture techniques and prey preferences of Aelurillus Aeruginosus, A. cognatus, and A. kochi, ant-eating jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from Israel

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 341-359

  Li, Daiqin ^a   Jackson, Robert R ^b,c   Harland, Duane P ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREY CAPTURE; PREY PREFERENCE; SPIDER;

ISRAEL;

AELURILLUS AERUGINOSUS; ARANEAE; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 0033374443     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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