Life history and ecology of the armored spider Monoblemma muchmorei (araneae, tetrablemmidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 599-609

  Edwards, Robert L ^a   Edwards, Annabel D ^b  

^a Box 505 ^*  (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo litter; Leaf litter; Predation; Puerto Rico; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BOERHAVIA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34248669051     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/S04-109.1     Document Type: Article

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