Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52643#.VJzImcCAM4 Author(s) Oyeniyi Abiola Oyewole , Oyeseyi Joshua Oyelade Affiliation(s) Natural History Museum, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria . ABSTRACT The study of diversity and distribution of spiders was carried out at Obafemi Awolowo University, Southwestern Nigeria, in wet and dry seasons between October 2012 and April 2014. Spiders were collected from five different sampling sites in the study area: cultivated land, open field, hill area, house dwelling and aquatic habitat. We found 1824 individuals belonging to 19 different spider families in the study area. 9 families of spiders were p...
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