Fine-scale microhabitat selection in a bromeliad-dwelling jumping spider (Salticidae)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 653-662

  De Omena, Paula M ^a   Romero, Gustavo Q ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Host plant selection; Plant architecture; Specific associations

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT SELECTION; HOST PLANT; HOST SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SPECIALIZATION; SPIDER;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AECHMEA; AECHMEA DISTICHANTHA; AECHMEA FASCIATA; ANANAS COMOSUS; ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; BROMELIA; BROMELIA BALANSAE; BROMELIACEAE; PSECAS CHAPODA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 48249155779     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01039.x     Document Type: Article

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