Population dynamics of two species of kleptoparasitic spiders under different host availabilities

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-38

  Miyashita, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interspecific competition; Parasite; Phenology; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARGYRODES BONADEA; ARGYRODES FLAVESCENS; NEPHILA CLAVATA; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0036018637     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0031:PDOTSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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