Feeding by Philoponella vicina (Araneae, Uloboridae) and how uloborid spiders lost their venom glands

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1752-1762

  Weng, J L ^a,c   Barrantes, G ^a   Eberhard, W G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EVAPORATION; WETTING;

PHILOPONELLA VICINA; PREY WRAPPING; ULOBORID SPIDERS; VENOM GLANDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NATURAL SELECTION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; PHILOPONELLA; ULOBORIDAE;

EID: 34247113885     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-149     Document Type: Article

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