Winter activity of spiders and pseudoscorpions in the South-Eastern Alps (Italy)

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-38

  Vanin, S ^a   Turchetto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Snow cover; South Eastern Alps; Subnivean space; Winter activity

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; PHENOLOGY; SNOW COVER; SPIDER; WINTER;

ALPS; DOLOMITES; EASTERN ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PREALPS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; LEPTHYPHANTES; LINYPHIIDAE; PSEUDOSCORPIONES;

EID: 34547751491     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000601017233     Document Type: Article

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