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Functional response of the wolf spider,Pardosa vancouveri, to changes in the density of vestigial-winged fruit flies

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  1. Agriculture Canada Research Station, T1J 4B1, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

    J. M. Hardman

  2. Biological Sciences Department, Simon Fraser University, V5A 1S6, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

    A. L. Turnbull

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Hardman, J.M., Turnbull, A.L. Functional response of the wolf spider,Pardosa vancouveri, to changes in the density of vestigial-winged fruit flies. Res Popul Ecol 21, 233–259 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02513624

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