Frame-web-choice experiments with stingless bees support the prey-attraction hypothesis for silk decorations in Argiope savignyi

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-253

  Gálvez, Dumas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decorated; Foraging; Stabilimenta; Undecorated

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; MELIPONINAE; TETRAGONISCA ANGUSTULA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70450245283     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/St08-28.1     Document Type: Article

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