Predatory plasticity in Nephilengys cruentata (Araneae: Tetragnathidae): Relevance for phylogeny reconstruction

Behaviour

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 529-544

  Japyassú, Hilton Ferreira ^a   Viera, Carmen ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Phylogeny; Plasticity; Predation; Repertoire; Spider

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036525911     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685390260135998     Document Type: Article

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