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Spatial distribution and substrate selection by the orb-weaver spider Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947 (Araneae: Araneidae)

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  • 1. Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, IB, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil;
  • 2. Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil;
  • 3. Departamento de Biologia Animal, IB, UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil

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Messas, Y.F., Souza, H.S., Gonzaga, M.O., Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (2014): Spatial distribution and substrate selection by the orb-weaver spider Eustala perfida Mello-Leitão, 1947 (Araneae: Araneidae). Journal of Natural History 48 (43-44): 2645-2660, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2014.909067, URL: https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/9ecac7ae-59c9-3235-acec-bddf3ef6cf64/

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