The Contribution of Atmospheric Water Vapour to the Formation and Efficiency of a Spider's Capture Web
β Scribed by Edmonds, D. T.; Vollrath, F.
- Book ID
- 120141276
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 596 KB
- Volume
- 248
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0080-4649
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