The influence of starvation on dispersal in the social spider, Stegodyphus mimosarum (Araneae, eresidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 373-382

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Colony founding; Food availability; Risk sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ERESIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; STEGODYPHUS; STEGODYPHUS MIMOSARUM;

EID: 0036444272     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0373:TIOSOD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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