Diel patterns of foraging aggression and antipredator behaviour in the trashline orb-weaving spider, Cyclosa turbinata

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-86

  Watts, J Colton ^a   Herrig, Ashley ^a   Allen, William D ^a   Jones, Thomas C ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator strategy; Behavioural rhythm; Behavioural trade off; Chronoecology; Predator vigilance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; DIEL VARIATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER; VIGILANCE;

EID: 84903388613     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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