Kleptoparasites: A twofold cost of group living for the colonial spider, Metepeira incrassata (Araneae, Araneidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-399

  McCrate, Andrea T ^a   Uetz, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Argyrodes; Colonial web building; Kleptoparasitism; Metepeira; Social spiders

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; GROUP BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; KLEPTOPARASITISM; MORTALITY; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARGYRODES; ARGYRODES ELEVATUS; METEPEIRA; METEPEIRA INCRASSATA; NEOSPINTHARUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 75549084147     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0855-x     Document Type: Article

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