Exploring functional associations between spider cribella and calamistra

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-48

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Sandidge, Jamel S ^a,b   Bond, Jason E ^a,c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cribellar thread; Cribellate spiders; Functional linkage; Independent contrast method

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DICTYNIDAE; ULOBORIDAE;

EID: 0034349914     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2000)028[0043:EFABSC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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