Communal roost site selection in a neotropical harvestman: Habitat limitation vs. tradition

Ethology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-300

  Grether, Gregory F ^a   Donaldson, Zoe R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISPERSION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MICROCLIMATE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RAINFOREST; ROOST SITE; SHRUB; SITE FIDELITY; SITE SELECTION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ANIMALIA; OPILIONES; PRIONOSTEMMA;

EID: 33847133820     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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