Spider orientation and hub position in orb webs
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Behavioural and biomaterial coevolution in spider orb webs.
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عنوان ژورنال: Naturwissenschaften
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0028-1042,1432-1904
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0609-7