Odor-based recognition of nectar in cursorial spiders

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-71

  Patt, Joseph M ^a   Pfannenstiel, Robert S ^a  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anyphaenidae; Araneae; Biological control; Chemosensory; Foraging; Hibana futilis; Learning; Local search; Nectarivory; Olfaction; Plant defense; Signals

Indexed keywords

CHEMORECEPTION; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NECTAR; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCTION; SPIDER; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANYPHAENIDAE; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CUCUMIS MELO VAR. INODORUS; HIBANA FUTILIS;

EID: 40749158608     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: 15707458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2008.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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