Trade-off between hunting ability and starvation tolerance in the wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Iida, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allocation strategy; Body size; Pardosa pseudoannulata; Trade off; Wolf spider

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CANIS; CTENIDAE; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA; PARDOSA PSEUDOANNULATA;

EID: 18044379576     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.47     Document Type: Article

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