Imperfections in perfect architecture: The orb web of spiders

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 493-500

  Pasquet, Alain ^a   Marchal, Julia ^b   Anotaux, Mylène ^a   Leborgne, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UMR CNRS/MNHN 7179   (France)

Author keywords

Anomalies; Araneae; Behavioural variability; Silky structures; Web construction; Zygiella x notata

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84880152680     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2013.065     Document Type: Article

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