Spider size and locomotion on the water surface (Araneae, Pisauridae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 300-308

  Suter, Robert B ^a   Gruenwald, Jessica ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Aquatic; Locomotion; Size; Spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DOLOMEDES; DOLOMEDES TRITON; GOES; PISAURIDAE;

EID: 0034349304     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0300:SSALOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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