Effect of architectural angularity on refugia selection by the brown spider, Loxosceles gaucho

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:54:06Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:54:06Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:54:06Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-01
dc.identifierMedical and Veterinary Entomology. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 24, n. 3, p. 273-277, 2010.
dc.identifier0269-283X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/19318
dc.identifier10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00888.x
dc.identifierWOS:000280664800008
dc.description.abstractSome brown spider species infest man-made environments and pose a threat to human health. Because habitat architecture affects spider populations, I evaluated the preferences of individuals of Loxosceles gaucho (Gertsch) (Araneae: Sicariidae) for refugia with different angular structures. Four differently angled refugia models (acute-, right-, obtuse-angled and cylindrical) were placed on the litter of a forest fragment and observed each month for 1 year. Females of this species were found to prefer refugia with acute angles. This finding brings new information to our understanding of brown spider infestations in man-made environments: refugia with acute angles are likely to offer more protection for females and their offspring.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.relationMedical and Veterinary Entomology
dc.relation1.688
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectLoxosceles
dc.subjectanthropic environment
dc.subjectarachnidism
dc.subjectbrown recluse spider
dc.subjecthabitat selection
dc.subjectloxoscelism
dc.subjectrefugia architecture
dc.subjectspider control
dc.subjecturban entomology
dc.titleEffect of architectural angularity on refugia selection by the brown spider, Loxosceles gaucho
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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