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Phoretic behaviour of Attacobius attarum (Roewer, 1935) (Araneae: Corinnidae: Corinninae) dispersion not associated with predation?

Roberto da Silva CamargoLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga, Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Botucatu, SP, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Luiz Carlos FortiLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga, Departamento de Produção Vegetal, Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas/UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
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Carlos Alberto Oliveira de MatosCampus Experimental de Itapeva, UNESP, Itapeva, SPBrazil
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Antonio D. BrescovitLaboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SPBrazil
Pages 1653-1658 | Received 04 Feb 2014, Accepted 02 Jan 2015, Published online: 20 Feb 2015

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