Differences in group size and the extent of individual participation in group hunting may contribute to differential prey-size use among social spiders

Biology Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Harwood, Gyan ^a   Avilés, Leticia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Group hunting; Group size; Participation; Social

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; COLONY STRUCTURE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HUNTING; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SIZE; RESOURCE USE; SOCIAL INSECT; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; COOPERATION; ENVIRONMENT; GROUP HUNTING; GROUP SIZE; PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; SOCIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER;

COOPERATION; GROUP HUNTING; GROUP SIZE; PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

EID: 84891905887     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0621     Document Type: Article

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