The effect of season of fire on density of female garden orbweavers (Araneae: Araneidae: Argiope) in Florida scrub

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 332-334

  Carrel, James E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE; POPULATION DENSITY; SCRUB; SEASON; SPIDER; SUMMER;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE;

EID: 45849148464     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)91[332:TEOSOF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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