Influence of grazing by large mammals on the spider community of a Kenyan savanna biome

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 269-279

  Warui, Charles M ^a,b   Villet, Martin H ^b   Young, Truman P ^c   Jocqué, Rudy ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Grazing; Kenya; Mammals; Savanna; Spiders

Indexed keywords

AELURILLUS; ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; BOS TAURUS; CYCLOSA; MAMMALIA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 30344474251     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/CT05-43.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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