Poor display repertoire, tolerance and kleptobiosis: Results of specialization in an ant-eating spider (Araneae, Zodariidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 555-568

  Pekár, Stano ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

agonistic behavior; cannibalism; intraspecific competition; stenophagous

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; ZODARIIDAE;

EID: 4844228826     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOIR.0000042541.23748.d7     Document Type: Article

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