Review of Predator upon a Flower: Life History and Fitness in a Crab Spider . By Douglass H. Morse
This masterfully written, 377-page book is a product of the author's 25 years of detailed natural history studies of a commonly encountered crab spider (Misumena vatia) which frequents prairies and old fields in the United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is a...
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DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
2008
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/greatplainsresearch/947 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/greatplainsresearch/article/1946/viewcontent/Morse_GPR_2008_Predator.pdf |
| Summary: | This masterfully written, 377-page book is a product of the author's 25 years of detailed natural history studies of a commonly encountered crab spider (Misumena vatia) which frequents prairies and old fields in the United States, Canada, Alaska, Mexico, Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is a delight to read because of the author's flowing narrative style and his adeptness in placing his fascinating natural history observations of this consummate sit-and-wait predator within the broader contexts of foraging theory, reproductive biology, learning behavior, resource allocation, and, ultimately, lifetime fitness. |
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