Relocation, reproduction and remaining alive in the orb-web spider

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-63

  Wherry, T ^a   Elwood, R W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Life history; Mortality; Orb web spider; Relocation; Reproduction; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ISOLATED POPULATION; LIFE HISTORY; MORTALITY; REPRODUCTION; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ZYGIELLA; ZYGIELLA X-NOTATA;

EID: 69249100561     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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