Does urbanization have positive or negative effects on Crab spider (Araneae: Thomisidae) diversity?

ABSTRACT Urbanization has a great impact on the diversity of living organisms. Spiders, for example, have been shown to respond negatively (some orb weaving species) and positively (ground dwelling species) to urbanization. The effects of urbanization on crab spiders (Thomisidae) (sit-and-wait preda...

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Main Authors: Carina I. Argañaraz, Raquel M. Gleiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-10-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702017000100319&lng=en&tlng=en