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The Spider Population of a Stand of Oak (Quercus robur L.) in Wytham Wood, Berks., England1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

A. L. Turnbull
A. L. Turnbull
Affiliation:
Entomology Research Institute for Biological Control, Research Branch, Canada Department of Agriculture, Belleville, Ontario
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In an assessment of spider predation on insects, an arbitrarily delimited woodland community was examined to determine the species of spiders present and their abundance and distribution therein. Periodic samples were taken from September, 1954, to September, 1956.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , February 1960 , pp. 110 - 124
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1960

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