Nectar feeding by wandering spiders on cotton plants

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 996-1002

  Taylor, R M ^a   Pfannenstiel, R S ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrone; Extrafloral; Nectar; Nutrition; Spider

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COTTON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOLIAGE; HABITAT SELECTION; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COTTON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; GOSSYPIUM; MALE; SPIDERS;

ANYPHAENIDAE; ARANEAE; CHEIRACANTHIUM INCLUSUM; CORINNIDAE; CTENIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HIBANA FUTILIS; LYCOSIDAE; LYNX; MITURGIDAE; OXYOPIDAE; SALTICIDAE; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 50949104371     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[996:NFBWSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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