The prey of the lynx spider Oxyopes globifer (Araneae, Oxyopidae) associated with a semidesert dwarf shrub in Azerbaijan

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 422-426

  Huseynov, Elchin Fizuli Oglu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Azerbaijan)

Author keywords

Azerbaijan; Diet; Myrmecophagy; Prey length; Semidesert

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; DIPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYNX; OXYOPES; OXYOPIDAE; SALSOLA;

EID: 33947206550     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/T04-18SC.1     Document Type: Article

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