Size dependent occurrence of different types of web decorations and a barrier web in the tropical spider Argiope argentata (Fabricius 1775) (Araneae Araneidae)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-108

  Uhl, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barrier web; Ontogenetic changes; Plasticity; Predator prey relationship; St andrews cross spider; Stabilimentum; Web decoration

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGIOPE ARGENTATA; DISCOIDAE; HYPERICUM HYPERICOIDES SUBSP. HYPERICOIDES;

EID: 49649120195     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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