Estimation of the Web’s Capture Thread Length in Orb-Weaving Spiders: Determining the Most Efficient Formula
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Entomological Society of America
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0013-8746,0013-8746
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0490:eotwsc]2.0.co;2