Cannibalism and prey sharing among juveniles of the spider Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall, 1841) (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae)

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 134, Issue 2 PART 1, 2004, Pages 23-28

  Vanacker, Danny ^a   Deroose, Katrijn ^a   Pardo, Sylvia ^a   Bonte, Dries ^a   Maelfait, Jean Pierre ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Araneae; Competition; Erigoninae; Food sharing; Juvenile cannibalism

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ERIGONINAE; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 4544306923     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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