Density of spiders (Araneae: Ctenidae) in Ivory Coast rainforests

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 105-110

  Jocqué, Rudy ^a   Samu, Ferenc ^b   Bird, Tharina ^c  

^a ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Ctenidae; Density; Ivory Coast; Rainforest; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RAINFOREST; SPIDER; SPOTLIGHT SURVEY;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ARANEAE; CTENIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 20044393317     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006746     Document Type: Article

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