Spiders active on snow in eastern Turkey |
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| Authors: | Abdullah Bayram M İsmail Varol |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature, University of K?r?kkale , 71450 , K?r?kkale , Turkey;2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature , University of Yüzüncü Y?l , 65080 , Van , Turkey E-mail: abayram_1999@yahoo.com |
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| Abstract: | Abstract At temperatures below zero in winter months, a total of 202 spiders was collected by pitfall traps from a snow-covered grassland in eastern Turkey. 16 genera and 20 species were recorded, belonging to the families Gnaphosidae, Lycosidae, Linyphiidae, Thomisidae, Theridiidae, Philodromidae, Salticidae, and Tetragnathidae. |
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| Keywords: | Spiders Araneae winter activity Turkey Middle East |
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