Aliens among us: Nestmate recognition in the social huntsman spider, Delena cancerides

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Yip, E C ^a   Clarke, S ^a   Rayor, L S ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Nestmate recognition; Social spiders

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COLONY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; DELENA CANCERIDES; HEXAPODA; SPARASSIDAE;

EID: 76049108329     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-009-0015-3     Document Type: Article

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