Prey type does not determine web design in two orb-weaving spiders

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 124-131

  Prokop, Pavol ^a,b  

^a TRNAVA UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Argiope bruennichi; Foraging behavior; Larinioides cornutus; Orb web spider; Web design

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI; LARINIOIDES; LARINIOIDES CORNUTUS;

EID: 33646583840     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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