Feeding preferences of the spider Misumenops pallidus (Araneae: Thomisidae) on potential prey insects from alfalfa crops;Preferencia alimentaria de arañas Misumenops pallidus (Araneae: Thomisidae) sobre potenciales insectos presa de cultivos de alfalfa

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 505-513

  Cheli, Germán ^a   Armendano, Andrea ^a   González, Alda ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Araneae; Misumenops pallidus; Predation; Prey preference; Thomisidae

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ARA; ARANEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; CURCULIONIDAE; DIABROTICA SPECIOSA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HALTICUS; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MISUMENOPS; NAUPACTUS; PENTATOMIDAE; PIEZODORUS GUILDINII; PISUM; THOMISIDAE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; INSECT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; INSECTS; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

EID: 48549083343     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v54i2.13904     Document Type: Article

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