Age-related sequential web building in the colonial spider Metepeira incrassata (Araneidae): An adaptive spacing strategy

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1251-1259

  Rayor, Linda S ^a   Uetz, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPACING; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; METEPEIRA INCRASSATA;

EID: 0033852365     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2000.1427     Document Type: Article

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