Instability of sandy soil on the Lake Wales Ridge affects burrowing by wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) and antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-55

  Halloran, Michelle M ^a   Carrel, Margaret A ^a   Carrel, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Ecology; Florida scrub; Geolycosa; Myrmeleon; Sandhill

Indexed keywords

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; AVES; CANIS; GEOLYCOSA; LYCOSIDAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; MYRMELEON; MYRMELEONTIDAE; NEUROPTERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS;

EID: 0034027047     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3496227     Document Type: Article

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