Prey selection of orb-web spiders (Araneidae) on field margins

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 368-372

  Ludy, C ^a  

^a Institute of Plant Protection   (Germany)

Author keywords

Araneidae; Field margins; Prey composition; Prey selectivity; Web retention

Indexed keywords

FEEDING GROUND; FIELD MARGIN; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SELECTION; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARANEUS DIADEMATUS; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; STERNORRHYNCHA;

EID: 33846202567     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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