Persistent stickiness of viscous capture threads produced by araneoid orb-weaving spiders

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 309, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Schwend, Harold S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SILK; SPIDER; TIME;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SILK; SPIDERS; TIME FACTORS;

ARANEAE; ARANEOIDEA; ARANEUS MARMOREUS; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; LARINIOIDES CORNUTUS; METEPEIRA;

EID: 38149078100     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.426     Document Type: Article

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