Kinship and food availability influence cannibalism tendency in early-instar wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 416-422

  Roberts, J Andrew ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^a,b   Uetz, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Hogna helluo; Kin discrimination; Spiderlings

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; KINSHIP; RELATEDNESS; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CANIS; HOGNA; HOGNA HELLUO; INVERTEBRATA; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 0141564614     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-003-0646-8     Document Type: Article

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