Developmental response to low diets by giant Nephila clavipes females (Araneae: Nephilidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-408

  Higgins, Linden ^a   Goodnight, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenotypic plasticity; rare large prey hypothesis; survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455171711     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/B11-18.1     Document Type: Article

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