Effects of climate and prey availability on foraging in a social spider, Stegodyphus mimosarum (Araneae, Eresidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-168

  Crouch, T E ^a,b   Lubin, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Climate; Foraging; Prey availability; Social spider

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ARANEAE; ERESIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; STEGODYPHUS;

EID: 0034348182     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0158:EOCAPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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