Estimating the repeatability of memories of captured prey formed by Frontinella communis spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 675-682

  Rodríguez, Rafael L ^a   Gloudeman, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Cognitive ecology; Foraging; Web spider

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; MEMORY; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; FEMALE; MEMORY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; FRONTINELLA COMMUNIS; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 80052047949     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-011-0402-9     Document Type: Article

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