• DOI:10.1636/JoA-S-16-079.1
Corpus ID: 90797894

Effects of nectar feeding on cannibalism in striped lynx spiderlings Oxyopes salticus (Araneae: Oxyopidae)

@article{Lietzenmayer2017EffectsON,
  title={Effects of nectar feeding on cannibalism in striped lynx spiderlings Oxyopes salticus (Araneae: Oxyopidae)},
  author={Laurel B. Lietzenmayer and J. Wagner},
  journal={The Journal of Arachnology},
  year={2017},
  volume={45},
  pages={356 - 360}
}

Laurel B. Lietzenmayer, J. Wagner

Published 2017

Biology

The Journal of Arachnology

Abstract The timing and nutritional value of a first meal is important for spiderlings, but little is known about what spiderlings specifically consume. For wandering spiders, nectar feeding is a common occurrence thought to be directly beneficial in providing nutrients and serving to fuel energy costly for foraging. Cannibalism is also prevalent among many spiders. We suspect in spiderlings of the cursorial species, Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845, nectar feeding could decrease cannibalism by… CONTINUE READING

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