Impacts of leg loss and regeneration on body condition, growth, and development time in the wolf spider Schizocosa ocreata

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 823-831

  Wrinn, K M ^a,b   Uetz, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FARMS; LAND USE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LEG LOSS; REGENERATION ON BODY; SELF-AMPUTATION; WOLF SPIDER SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA;

BIODIVERSITY;

BODY CONDITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; MOLT; REGENERATION; SPIDER; TRADE-OFF;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA;

EID: 35348928233     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-063     Document Type: Article

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