Foraging behaviour in orb-web spiders (Araneidae): Do web decorations increase prey capture success in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878?

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 217-223

  Herberstein, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ORNAMENTATION; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI;

EID: 0034082341     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO00007     Document Type: Article

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