Colonization dynamics of agroecosystem spider assemblages after snow-melt in Quebec (Canada)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-58

  Royaut, Raphaël ^a   Buddle, Christopher M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; dispersal; early season assemblage composition; Linyphiidae; Lycosidae

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; LINYPHIIDAE; LYCOSIDAE;

EID: 84860239849     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/P11-16.1     Document Type: Article

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