Daily and seasonal changes in the stickiness of viscous capture threads in Argiope aurantia and Argiope trifasciata orb-webs

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 311, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-225

  Opell, Brent D ^a   Lipkey, Genine K ^a   Hendricks, Mary L ^a   Vito, Stephen T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBROIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SEASON; SPIDER; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FIBROINS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEASONS; SPIDERS; VISCOSITY;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE AURANTIA; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 62549110380     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.526     Document Type: Article

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