Effects of forest fragmentation on four Ctenus spider populations (Araneae: Ctenidae) in central Amazonia, Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Rego, Felipe N A A ^a,d   Venticinque, Eduardo M ^a,b   Brescovit, Antonio D ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central Amazonia; Ctenidae; Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Wandering spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CTENIDAE; CTENUS;

EID: 34247485863     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520600935082     Document Type: Article

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