Preferential prey sharing among kin not found in the social huntsman spider, Delena cancerides (Araneae: Sparassidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 258-262

  Auletta, Anthony ^a,b   Rayor, Linda S ^a,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cooperative foraging; group living; kin recognition; nutrition; social spiders

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DELENA CANCERIDES; ERESIDAE; SPARASSIDAE; STEGODYPHUS LINEATUS;

EID: 80155202869     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/CHi10-87.1     Document Type: Article

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