Geographic range, habitats, and host plants of bromeliad-living jumping spiders (Salticidae)

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 522-530

  Romero, Gustavo Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal plant interactions; Bromeliaceae; Distribution patterns; Habitat; Host plant; Jumping spiders; South America; Specific associations

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; SPIDER;

ARGENTINA; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; PARAGUAY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARANEAE; BROMELIA; BROMELIA BALANSAE; BROMELIACEAE; EUSTIROMASTIX NATIVO; PSECAS; PSECAS CHAPODA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 33745037012     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00173.x     Document Type: Article

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