Predatory interactions between mud-dauber wasps (hymenoptera, sphecidae) and argiope (araneae, araneidae) in captivity

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-216

  Blackledge, Todd A ^a,b   Pickett M, Kurt ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Niche partitioning; Sympatry

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE AURANTIA; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; HYMENOPTERA; SCELIPHRON CAEMENTARIUM; SPHECIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034348190     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0211:PIBMDW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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