Foliage density of branches and distribution of plant-dwelling spiders

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 416-420

  De Souza, Andréa Lúcia Teixeira ^a,c   Martins, Rogério Parentoni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Habitat architecture; Patch choice; Spider distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOLIAGE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPIDER;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARANEAE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA; BIDENS; BIDENS GARDNERI; DIPLUSODON VIRGATUS; ELAGATIS; MICROLICIA FASCICULATA;

EID: 28444464468     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00055.x     Document Type: Article

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