Asymmetry in spider orb webs: A result of physical constraints?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1241-1246

  Herberstein, M E ^a   Heiling, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI; LARINIOIDES; LARINIOIDES SCLOPETARIUS;

EID: 0033403464     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1255     Document Type: Article

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