Mesh width influences prey retention in spider orb webs

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1194-1201

  Blackledge, Todd A ^a   Zevenbergen, Jacquelyn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE AURANTIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33751219220     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01277.x     Document Type: Article

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