Predation on a pygmy shrew, Sorex minutus, by the noble false widow spider, Steatoda nobilis
Abstract The noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis is a globally invasive species with implications for public health and possibly for native ecosystems. Here, we report on a case of predation on a protected species of vertebrate, a pygmy shrew Sorex minutus in Britain. The importance and novelt...
Main Authors: | Michel M. Dugon, Colin Lawton, Dawn Sturgess, John P. Dunbar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-02-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4422 |
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