Silk feeding as an alternative foraging tactic in a kleptoparasitic spider under seasonally changing environments

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-229

  Miyashita, Tadashi ^a   Maezono, Yasunori ^a   Shimazaki, Aya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argyrodes; Host; Parasite; Prey availability; Spider

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARASITE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ARANEAE; ARGYRODES; ARGYRODES FLAVESCENS; INSECTA;

EID: 1542348941     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004540     Document Type: Article

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