Silk produced by anterior lateral spinnerets of the Trogloneta granulum (Araneae, Mysmenidae). Remarks on dragline-associated behavior of spiders

Periodicum Biologorum

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Hajer, Jaromír ^a   Řeháková, Dana ^a  

^a J E PURKINJE UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Draglines; Silk; Spider behaviour; Spinning apparatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAMERA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SERICULTURE; SPIDER; TROGLONETA GRANULUM;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; MYSMENIDAE;

EID: 33644596560     PISSN: 00315362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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