Physiological tolerances of three sympatric riparian wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) correspond with microhabitat distributions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1119-1125

  DeVito, Jill ^a   Meik, Jesse M ^b   Gerson, Marina M ^b   Formanowicz Jr , Daniel R ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; SAMPLING; THERMAL STRESS;

ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; DESICCATION STRESS; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE;

BIODIVERSITY;

COEXISTENCE; DESICCATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MICROHABITAT; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

ARANEAE; CANIS; LYCOSIDAE; PARDOSA; PIRATA; RIPARIA;

EID: 9944226322     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-090     Document Type: Article

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