title: Previous experience and site tenacity in the orb spider Nephila (Araneae, Araneidae).
abstract: The tenacity of the orb spider Nephila clavipes to a web site was studied in the laboratory. No differences were found between the giving-up-times and the site tenacity of spiders reared in the laboratory or those caught in the field, nor between spiders raised under a poor or a richt diet. The animals left sites at random and seemed to ignore experiences gained at previous sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vollrath
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houston
keywords: Araneae; Experience; Nephila; Site tenacity; Spider