Insect attraction by webs of Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Nephilidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-138

  Hnaut, Yann ^a   MacHkour M'Rabet, Salima ^a   Winterton, Peter ^b   Calm, Sophie ^a,c  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debris decoration; Food competition; Kleptobiosis; Prey attraction

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ARGYRODES; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; ELATERIDAE; HEXAPODA; NEPHILA; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; PHORIDAE; SCIARIDAE; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 77949755608     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/T08-72.1     Document Type: Article

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