Natural history and karyotype of some ant-eating zodariid spiders (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Israel

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-62

  Pekár, Stano ^a,b   Král, Jiří ^c   Lubin, Yael ^d  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Formicidae; Mimicry; Myrmecophagy; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CAMPONOTUS; CAMPONOTUS FELLAH; DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; MESSOR; MESSOR ARENARIUS; MONOMORIUM; MONOMORIUM NILOTICUM; MYRMICINAE; ZODARIIDAE; ZODARION CYRENAICUM; ZODARION NITIDUM;

EID: 21344473883     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/S03-2     Document Type: Article

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