Stage-Specific Behavioral Responses of Ageneotettix deorum (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in the Presence of Lycosid Spider Predators

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-464

  Danner, Bradford J ^a   Joern, Anthony ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budgets; Ageneotettix deorum; Grasshopper ecology; Lycosid wolf spider; Predator prey interaction

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CANIS; LYCOSIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0242564301     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027337405495     Document Type: Article

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