Argyrodes fissifrons inhabiting webs of Cyrtophora hosts: Prey size distribution and population characteristics

Zoological Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 236-242

  Tso, I Min ^a,b   Severinghaus, Lucia Liu ^a  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Argyrodes; Cyrtophora; Orchid island; Spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGYRODES; CYRTOPHORA; LUCIA; ORCHIDACEAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0034216265     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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