Niche differentiation in Meta bourneti and M. menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on the life history

Meta menardi and M. bourneti are two species of spiders inhabiting caves and other subterranean habitats. The occurrence of both species within the same cave has never been proved convincingly and several authors hypothesized a complete niche differentiation mainly based on microclimatic conditions....

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Main Authors: Stefano Mammola, Marco Isaia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2014-09-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol43/iss3/11/