A natural history of web decorations in the St Andrew's Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-14

  Rao, Dinesh ^a   Cheng, Ken ^a   Herberstein, Marie E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROHABITAT; ORNAMENTATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SEASONALITY; SIGNAL; SPIDER; VISUAL CUE;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI;

EID: 33947597436     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06010     Document Type: Article

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