The influence of group size on dispersal in the social spider Stegodyphus mimosarum (Araneae, Eresidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 56-63

  Bodasing, Marilyn ^a   Slotow, Rob ^a   Crouch, Tanza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Group size; Intragroup competition; Social spiders; Stegodyphus mimosarum

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ERESIDAE; STEGODYPHUS;

EID: 0035590071     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2001)029[0056:TIOGSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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