Is optimal foraging a realistic expectation in orb-web spiders?

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-534

  Edwards, Will ^a   Whytlaw, Poppy A ^a   Congdon, Bradley C ^a   Gaskett, Chris ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gasteracantha; Negative binomial; Optimal foraging; Taylor's Power Law; Web residency

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DECISION MAKING; HABITAT QUALITY; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; POWER LAW; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPIDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARANEAE; DIPLOMONADIDA GROUP; GASTERACANTHA;

EID: 67651214251     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2009.01099.x     Document Type: Article

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