Spider (Order: Araneae) fauna of Agro-ecosystem in South Andaman

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  • C. Sivaperuman
     Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Port Blair – 744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i4/2023/172679

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Agro-Ecosystem, Andaman, Araneae Diversity, Spiders

Abstract

The spider fauna of the Agro-ecosystem in South Andaman has been carried from the eleven sites in two consecutive seasons and sampling was conducted using various scientific methods during (November, 2017-January, 2018) and (Mid July-Early September 2018). A total of 56 spider species are distributed across 17 families.

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2024-09-26

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Sivaperuman, C. (2024). Spider (Order: Araneae) fauna of Agro-ecosystem in South Andaman. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 123(4), 337–360. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v123/i4/2023/172679

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