An analysis of the orientation of an orb-web spider

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 604-608

  Maciejewski, Wes ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Orbicularia; Spider orientation; Web asymmetry; Web geometry

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ASYMMETRY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB; VELOCITY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARANEUS DIADEMATUS; ORBICULARIA;

EID: 77954461030     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.05.025     Document Type: Article

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