Thread biomechanics in the two orb‐weaving spiders Araneus diadematus (Araneae, Araneidae) and Uloborus walckenaerius (Araneae, Uloboridae)

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 1-17

  Köhler, Tamara ^a,b   Vollrath, Fritz ^a,b  

^a Vesalianum   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84993586739     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: 1097010X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402710102     Document Type: Article

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