Predatory response of spiders to blister beetles (family Meloidae)

Zoology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-217

  Smedley, Scott R ^a   Blankespoor, Curtis L ^b   Yuang, Yuan ^c   Carrel, James E ^c   Eisner, Thomas ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneae; Cantharidin; Chemical defense; Coleoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444452209     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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