The costs of moving for a diurnally cryptic araneid spider

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-91

  Smith, Helen M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Camouflage; Material costs; Poltys; Predation; Seasonality; Web site tenacity

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE;

EID: 65349122409     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/ST07-62.1     Document Type: Article

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