Wrap attack activates web-decorating behavior in Argiope spiders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 799-804

  Walter, André ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^b   Bliss, Peter ^a   Moritz, Robin F A ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aciniform silk; Argiope; Capture strategy; Gland activation; Web decorations

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREY CAPTURE; SECRETION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE BRUENNICHI; ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI;

EID: 47649114335     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn030     Document Type: Article

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