Water as an Essential Resource: Orb Web Spiders Cannot Balance Their Water Budget by Prey Alone

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 534-542

  Walter, André ^a   Cadenhead, Natasha ^a   Sze Weii Lee, Valerie ^a   Dove, Charlie ^a   Milley, Emma ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CRICKET; EVAPORATION; EXCRETION; FOOD INTAKE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SPIDER; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE; ARGIOPE AETHEREA; ARGIOPE TRIFASCIATA; GRYLLIDAE;

EID: 84861204681     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2012.02041.x     Document Type: Article

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