Foraging strategies and diet composition of two orb web spiders in rice ecosystems

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 357-362

  Tahir, Hafiz Muhammad ^a   Butt, Abida ^a   Sherawat, Sher Muhammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b Department of Agriculture ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Araneidae; Biological control; Pest suppression

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEOSCONA; ORTHOPTERA; TETRAGNATHA JAVANA; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 70450245315     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/P08-89.1     Document Type: Article

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