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Senescence of Web Construction Behavio R in Male Frontinella Pyramitel a (araneae, Linyphiidae )
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Shan, Cari Introductio, N. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Abstract | Female bowl and doily spiders, Frontinella pyramitela, build species-typical webs throughout thei r lives . In contrast, males of the species cease the construction of prey capture webs soon after the y become adults, though they continue to be capable of producing sperm-induction webs and draglines . In this report we describe the timing of the senescence of web construction, analyze the structure an d utility of the webs built by adult males, and eliminate two variables, mass at maturity and adult feeding history, as important contributors to the variability in rate of senescence . |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v15_n2/JoA_v15_p177.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
