A Predator's perspective of the accuracy of ant mimicry in spiders

Psyche (London)

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Nelson, Ximena J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; MYRMARACHNE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; PORTIA; PORTIA FIMBRIATA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 84856948708     PISSN: 00332615     EISSN: 16877438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/168549     Document Type: Article

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