Persistence and survival of the spider Nephila plumipes in cities: do increased prey resources drive the success of an urban exploiter?

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 705-720

  Lowe, E C ^a   Wilder, S M ^b   Hochuli, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microhabitat; Prey abundance; Resources; Survival; Urban exploiter; Urbanisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952020564     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0518-9     Document Type: Article

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