Wasp attacks and spider defence in the orb weaving species Zygiella x-notata

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 553-564

  Pasquet, Alain ^a   Cardot, Julien ^a   Leborgne, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Arm race; Coevolution; Mate guarding cost; Predation risk; Predator prey relationships

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA; ZYGIELLA X-NOTATA;

EID: 35148858462     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-007-9098-8     Document Type: Article

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