Evaluation of population densities of the common wolf spider Pardosa agrestis (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Hungarian alfalfa fields using mark-recapture

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 191-195

  Kiss, Balázs ^a   Samu, Ferenc ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Araneae; Density estimation; Lycosidae; Mark recapture; Natural enemy; Pardosa agrestis; Pitfal traps; Sampling method; Suction sampling; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; SPIDER;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CANIS; FELIS CATUS; LYCOSIDAE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARDOSA AGRESTIS;

EID: 0033860048     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2000.036     Document Type: Article

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