Foraging mode of spiders affects risk of predation by birds

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-68

  Gunnarsson, Bengt ^a   Wiklander, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Araneae; Avian insectivores; Differential mortality; Hunting strategy; Spider webs; Spruce canopies

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INSECTIVORE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; PREDATION RISK; SPIDER;

SWEDEN;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; AVES; PICEA;

EID: 84926421350     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12489     Document Type: Article

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