Trolling for water striders: Active searching for prey and the evolution of reduced webs in the spider Wendilgarda sp. (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 229-251

  Eberhard, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Behavioural evolution; Construction behaviour; Spiders; Webs; Wendilgarda

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; GERRIDAE; THERIDIOSOMATIDAE; WENDILGARDA;

EID: 0035138634     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930150215350     Document Type: Article

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