Beyond polyphagy and opportunism: natural prey of hunting spiders in the canopy of apple trees
Spiders (Araneae) form abundant and diverse assemblages in agroecosystems such as fruit orchards, and thus might have an important role as natural enemies of orchard pests. Although spiders are polyphagous and opportunistic predators in general, limited information exists on their natural prey at bo...
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PeerJ Inc.
2020-06-01
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/9334.pdf |