Distribution of plant-dwelling spiders: Inflorescences versus vegetative branches

Austral Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 342-349

  Teixeira De Souza, Andréa Lúcia ^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

Body size distribution; Brazilian savannah; Guilds; Habitat structure; Inflorescence fauna; Patch choice; Plant dwelling spiders

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPIDER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS DRACUNCULIFOLIA; ELAGATIS;

EID: 3142537079     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01371.x     Document Type: Article

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