A knife in the back: Use of prey-specific attack tactics by araneophagic jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-290

  Harland, D P ^a   Jackson, R R ^b,c  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Araneophagy; Badumna; Pholcus; Portia; Predation; Spiders

Indexed keywords

FLY; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER;

AFRICA; ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; KENYA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARANEAE; BADUMNA; DROSOPHILA IMMIGRANS; MUSCA DOMESTICA; PHOLCIDAE; PHOLCUS PHALANGIOIDES; PORTIA; PORTIA AFRICANA; PORTIA FIMBRIATA; PORTIA LABIATA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 33745100510     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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