Variations in web construction in Leucauge venusta (araneae, tetragnathidae)

Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, Volume 5: Water Pollution

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 234-240

  Hénaut, Yann ^a   García Ballinas, José Alvaro ^b   Alauzet, Claude ^c  

^a ECOSUR ^*  (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Predation strategy; Prey; Web location; Web building

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEUCAUGE VENUSTA; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 33947302223     PISSN: 14336863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1636/S02-65.1     Document Type: Article

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