Cannibalism and density-dependent mortality in the wolf spider Pardosa milvina (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1293-1297

  Buddle, Christopher M ^a,c   Walker, Sean E ^a,d   Rypstra, Ann L ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hamilton Campus of Miami University ^*  (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FARMS; POPULATION STATISTICS;

CANNIBALISM;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CANNIBALISM; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; MORTALITY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CANIS; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA; PARDOSA MILVINA; SCHIZOCOSA;

EID: 0344286936     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-124     Document Type: Article

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