Evolution of water surface locomotion by spiders: A comparative approach

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-78

  Stratton, Gail E ^a   Suter, Robert B ^b   Miller, Patricia R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Northwest Mississippi Comm College   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic locomotion; Comparative method; Fishing spiders; Gaits; Hydrophobicity; Lycosidae Lycosoidea; Pisauridae

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SPIDER; WATER;

AGELENIDAE; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; CTENIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; LYCOSOIDEA; PISAURIDAE; SALTICIDAE; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 1642483066     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2004.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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