Influence of spider silk on refugia preferences of the recluse spiders loxosceles reclusa and loxosceles laeta (Araneae: Sicariidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 808-815

  Vetter, Richard S ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachnida; Brown recluse spider; Loxosceles; Sericophily; Urban entomology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; SILK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES LAETA; LOXOSCELES RECLUSA; SICARIIDAE;

EID: 77953059751     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09419     Document Type: Article

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