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Selective predation in a euryphagous invertebrate predator, Pardosa vancouveri (Arachnida, Araneae)
(Canadian Entomologist, 1982)
Selective predation (i.e., non-random feeding) was studied in a laboratory system
that allowed individual lycosid spiders, Pardosa vancouveri, to feed on prey
populations consisting of one or two kinds of insects. Various ...
Laboratory work in distance education
(Distance Education, 1982)
A major concern in distance education is how to overcome the problems
associated with laboratory components of courses. In this paper we
review the general importance of laboratory work for students, summarise
the ...
Prairie spiders of Alberta and Saskatchewan
(Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands, 2002)
In the prairie ecozone of Alberta and Saskatchewan,
356 species of spiders in 2 I families have been
collected. The 10 families with the most species were
Linyphiidae (30%), Gnaphosidae (13%), Salticidae
(8%), Theridiidae ...
15th International Congress of Arachnology: A Canadian Perspective
(The Canadian Arachnologist, 2001-05)
Platybunus triangularis and Paroligolophus agrestis: two phalangids introduced to North America (Arachnida, Opiliones)
(Journal of Arachnology, 1975)
Harvestmen
(Canadian Encyclopedia, 2006)
Relating feeding rates to sex and size in six species of grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae).
(Canadian Entomologist, 1984)
Nymphs and adults of both sexes of six species of grasshoppers. Camnula pellucida,
Dissosleira carolina, Melanoplus infantilis. M. sanguinipes, M. packardii and M. bivillalus,
were fed wheat seedlings to determine daily ...
Re-description of Togwoteeus biceps (Arachnida, Opiliones, Sclerosomatidae) with notes on its morphology, karyology and phenology.
(Journal of Arachnology, 1997)
The harvestman genus Togwoteeus Roewer 1952 is monotypic. Its only species, T. biceps
(Thorell 1877), is known from throughout western Canada and USA and is newly recorded from California,
Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, South ...
Postmortem on a Distance Education Course: Successes and Failures
(American Journal of Distance Education, 1992)
Athabasca University (AU) is an open university committed to delivering
courses via distance education technology. In 1973, AU started work
on "World Ecology: The Scientific Context" as its first home study
course. This ...
Overwintering aggregations of Leiobunum paessleri in caves and mines (Arachnida, Opiliones).
(Journal of Arachnology, 1984)
In the forested mountain areas of southwestern Canada, Leiobunull1 paessleri (Roewer) form
overwintering aggregations in the twilight regions of moist caves and mines. Each aggregation consists
of adults of both sexes ...