Foraging strategy of nocturnal orb-web spiders (Araneidae: Neoscona) with special reference to the possibility of beetle specialization by N. punctigera

Acta Arachnologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-19

  Yamanoi, Takahiro ^a   Miyashita, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foraging traits; Growth rate; Interspecific comparison; Nocturnal; Prey items

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; COLEOPTERA; NEOSCONA; SCYLLA;

EID: 25444472122     PISSN: 00015202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2476/asjaa.54.13     Document Type: Article

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