Predatory behaviour of an araneophagic assassin bug

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 437-445

  Wignall, Anne E ^a   Taylor, Phillip W ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emesinae; Luring; Predation; Reduviidae; Sensory exploitation; Stalking; Stenolemus

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; HETEROPTERA; HETEROPTERA REDUVIIDAE; HEXAPODA; REDUVIIDAE; STENOLEMUS;

EID: 77954689427     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0202-8     Document Type: Article

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