Spinning activity of the spider Trogloneta granulum (Araneae, Mysmenidae): Web, cocoon, cocoon handling behaviour, draglines and attachment discs

Zoology

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-231

  Hajer, Jaromír ^a   Řeháková, Dana ^a  

^a J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Attachment discs; Cocoon; Draglines; Mysmenidae; Silk; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; MYSMENIDAE; TROGLONETA GRANULUM;

EID: 0345017859     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0944-2006-00117     Document Type: Article

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