The role of prey size and abundance in the geographical distribution of spider sociality

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 995-1003

  Powers, Kimberly S ^a,c   Avilés, Leticia ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c David Evans and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Group foraging; Group living; Insect size; Social spiders

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PREY SIZE; SPIDER;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547879644     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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