Signal polymorphism in the web-decorating spider Argiope argentata is correlated with reduced survivorship and the presence of stingless bees, its primary prey

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 986-993

  Craig, C L ^a,b   Wolf, S G ^c   Davis, J L D ^d   Hauber, M E ^e   Maas, J L ^f  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^f Fine Kaplan and Black   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Lineage effects; Pollinator; Polymorphism; Spider; Survivorship; Web decoration

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GENE FLOW; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; ARANEAE; ARGIOPE ARGENTATA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 0034978734     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00615.x     Document Type: Article

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