Difference in web construction behavior at newly occupied web sites between two Cyclosa species

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 397-411

  Nakata, Kensuke ^a   Ushimaru, Atushi ^b  

^a TOKYO KEIZAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SPIDER WEB;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE;

EID: 2542597720     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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