Alternative predatory tactics in a juvenile jumping spider

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-305

  Bartos, Maciej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Conditional strategy; Predatory behavior; Salticidae; Yllenus

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; HEMIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SALTICIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 56649105066     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/CSt107-134.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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