Observations of Portia Africana, an araneophagic jumping spider, living together and sharing prey

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-242

  Jackson, Robert R ^a,b   Pollard, Simon D ^b,c   Salm, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c CANTERBURY MUSEUM   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Araneophagy; Cooperation; Oecobiidae; Prey sharing; Salticidae; Sociality; Spiders

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; OECOBIIDAE; PORTIA AFRICANA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 56849128698     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510119     Document Type: Article

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