Fishing behavior in a giant whip spider

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 154-156

  Ladle, Richard J ^a   Velander, Kathryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amblypygi; Predation; Tobago

Indexed keywords

AMBLYPYGI; ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GERVAIS; HETEROPHRYNUS; HETEROPHRYNUS CHEIRACANTHUS; MACROBRACHIUM; SCORPIONES; UROPYGI;

EID: 0042205394     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2003)031[0154:FBIAGW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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