The effects of neurotoxins on web-geometry and web-building behaviour in Araneus diadematus Cl.

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 519-529

  Hesselberg, Thomas ^a,b   Vollrath, Fritz ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Araneus diadematus spider; Caffeine; Invertebrate behaviour; Orb geometry; Scopolamine; Web building

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CAFFEINE; NEUROTOXIN; SCOPOLAMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SPIDER;

EID: 3242804390     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.04.058     Document Type: Article

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