Notes on the ecology and behavior of a subsocial spider Anelosimus baeza (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Mexico

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 325-331

  Rao, Dinesh ^a   Aceves Aparicio, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Araneophagy; Demography; Foraging; kinematic diagram; sociality

Indexed keywords

ANELOSIMUS; ARANEAE; ARANEAE THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 84868226603     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/Hi12-23.1     Document Type: Article

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