Competitive interactions between a native spider (Frontinella communis, Araneae: Linyphiidae) and an invasive spider (Linyphia triangularis, Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 905-912

  Bednarski, Julie ^a   Ginsberg, Howard ^b   Jakob, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Frontinella communis; Invasive species; Linyphia triangularis; Spiders; Webs

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION DECLINE; SPIDER;

ACADIA NATIONAL PARK; MAINE; UNITED STATES;

ARANEAE; FRONTINELLA COMMUNIS; FRONTINELLA PYRAMITELA; LINYPHIA TRIANGULARIS; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 77952241569     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9511-7     Document Type: Article

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