Multiple techniques confirm elevational differences in insect size that may influence spider sociality

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2015-2023

  Guevara, Jennifer ^a   Avilés, Leticia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradients; Anelosimus; Body size; Converse Bergmann rule; Inventory; Sampling techniques; Social behavior; Spiders

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BODY SIZE; CLOUD FOREST; ELEVATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INSECT; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PREY CAPTURE; RAINFOREST; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE EFFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ECUADOR; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE; HEXAPODA;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

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

EID: 34547905597     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0995.1     Document Type: Article

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