Diet composition and significance of earthworms as food of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 487-491

  Halaj, Juraj ^a,b   Cady, Alan B ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ARACHNIDA; HADROBUNUS MACULOSUS; LEIOBUNUM; OPILIONES;

EID: 0034071027     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0487:DCASOE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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