Stabilimentum variations in Argiope versicolor (Araneae: Araneidae) from Singapore

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 531-540

  Seah, Wee Khee ^a   Li, Daiqin ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Argiope versicolor; Food; Life stage; Light intensity; Orb web; Spiders; Stabilimenta

Indexed keywords

LIGHT INTENSITY; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

SINGAPORE;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE;

EID: 0036910357     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836902001693     Document Type: Article

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