Spider webs as habitat patches - The distribution of kleptoparasites (Argyrodes, theridiidae) among host webs (Nephila, tetragnathidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 344-349

  Agnarsson, Ingi ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat islands; Habitat stability; Ideal free distribution; Orb web; Patch connectivity

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGYRODES; NEPHILA; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; PLOCEINAE; QUADRULA AUREA; TETRAGNATHIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 0842280564     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/s02-21     Document Type: Article

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