Population structure, seasonality, and habitat use by the green lynx spider Peucetia viridans (Oxyopidae) inhabiting Cnidoscolus aconitifolius (Euphorbiaceae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-194

  Arango, Angélica M ^a   Rico Gray, Victor ^a   Parra Tabla, Victor ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius; Peucetia viridans; Population structure; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CNIDOSCOLUS ACONITIFOLIUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; LYNX; OXYOPIDAE; PEUCETIA; PEUCETIA VIRIDANS;

EID: 0034348192     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0185:PSSAHU]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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