The effects of plant structure on the spatial and microspatial distribution of a bromeliad-living jumping spider (Salticidae)

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 12-21

  Romero, Gustavo Q ^a   Vasconcellos Neto, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal plant interaction; Bromeliad architecture; Habitat and microhabitat structure; Psecas chapoda; Salticidae; Spider colonization

Indexed keywords

FOREST; GRASSLAND; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MICROHABITAT; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; BROMELIA; PSECAS; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 13844300181     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2004.00893.x     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Borges, P.A.V. & Brown, V.K. (2001) Phytophagous insects and web-building spiders in relation to pasture vegetation complexity. Ecography, 24, 68-82.
2. Colebourne, P.H. (1974) The influence of habitat structure on the distribution of Araneus diadematus Clerck. Journal of Animal Ecology, 43, 401-409.
3. Figueira, J.E.C. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (1991) Paepalanthus, cupins e aranhas. Ciência Hoje, 13, 20-26.
4. Figueira, J.E.C. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (1993) Reproductive success of Latrodectus geometricus (Theridiidae) on Paepalanthus bromelioides (Eriocaulaceae): rosette size, microclimate, and prey capture. Ecotropicos, 5, 1-10.
5. Fritz, R.S. & Morse, D.H. (1985) Reproductive success and foraging of the crab spider Misumena vatia. Oecologia, 65, 194-200.
6. Gardner, S.M., Cabido, M.R., Valladares, G.R. & Diaz, S. (1995) The influence of habitat structure on arthropod diversity in Argentine semiarid chaco forest. Journal of Vegetation Science, 6, 349-356.
7. Greenquist, E.A. & Rovner, J.S. (1976) Lycosid spiders on artificial foliage: stratum choice, orientation preferences, and prey-wrapping. Psyche, 83, 196-209.
8. Greenstone, M.H. (1984) Determinants of web spider species diversity: vegetation structural diversity vs. prey availability. Oecologia, 62, 299-304.
9. Gunnarsson, B. (1990) Vegetation structure and the abundance and size distribution of spruce-living spiders. Journal of Animal Ecology, 59, 743-752.
10. Gunnarsson, B. (1992) Fractal dimension of plant and body size distribution in spiders. Functional Ecology, 6, 636-641.
11. Gunnarsson, B. (1996) Bird predation and vegetation structure affecting spruce-living arthropods in a temperate forest. Journal of Animal Ecology, 65, 389-397.
12. Halaj, J., Ross, D.W. & Moldenke, A.R. (1998) Habitat structure and prey availability as predictors of the abundance and community organization of spiders in western Oregon forest canopies. Journal of Arachnology, 26, 203-220.
13. Herberstein, M.E. (1997) The effect of habitat structure on web height preference in three sympatric web-building spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Journal of Arachnology, 25, 93-96.
14. Hódar, J.A. (1996) The use of regression equations for estimation of arthropod biomass in ecological studies. Acta Oecologica, 17, 421-433.
15. Höfer, H. & Brescovit, A.D. (1994) Ergebnisse der Bolivien-Espedition des Staatlichen Museums für Naturkunde Karlsruhe: spinnen (Araneae). Andrias, 13, 99-112.
16. Hurlbert, S.H. (1984) Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological field experiments. Ecological Monographs, 54, 187-211.
17. Lawton, J.H. (1983) Plant architecture and the diversity of phytophagous insects. Annual Review of Entomology, 28, 23-39.
18. Lubin, Y.D. (1978) Seasonal abundance and diversity of web-building spiders in relation to habitat structure on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Journal of Arachnology, 6, 31-51.
19. McNett, B.J. & Rypstra, A.L. (2000) Habitat selection in a large orb-weaving spider: vegetational complexity determines site selection and distribution. Ecological Entomology, 25, 423-432.
20. Morse, D.H. (1990) Leaf choices of nest-building crab spiders (Misumena vatia). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 27, 265-267.
21. Morse, D.H. (1992) Predation on dispersing Misumena vatia spiderlings and its relationship to maternal foraging decisions. Ecology, 73, 1814-1819.
22. Morse, D.H. (1993) Some determinants of dispersal by crab spiderlings. Ecology, 74, 427-432.
23. Morse, D.H. & Fritz, R.S. (1982) Experimental and observational studies of patch choice at different scales by the crab spider Misumena vatia. Ecology, 63, 172-182.
24. Morse, D.R., Lawton, J.H., Dodson, M.M. & Williamson, M.H. (1985) Fractal dimension of vegetation and the distribution of arthropod body lengths. Nature, 314, 731-733.
25. Riechert, S.E. & Gillespie, R.G. (1986) Habitat choice and utilization in web-building spiders. Spiders: Web, Behavior, and Evolution (ed. W.A. Shear), pp. 23-48. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
26. Riechert, S.E. & Tracy, C.R. (1975) Thermal balance and prey availability: bases for a model relating web-site characteristics to spider reproductive success. Ecology, 56, 265-284.
27. Robinson, J.V. (1981) The effect of architectural variation in habitat on a spider community: an experimental field study. Ecology, 62, 73-80.
28. Romero, G.Q. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (2003) Natural history of Misumenops argenteus (Thomisidae): seasonally and diet on Trichogoniopsis adenantha (Asteraceae). Journal of Arachnology, 31, 297-304.
29. Romero, G.Q. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (2004a) Foraging by the flower-dwelling spider, Misumenops argenteus (Thomisidae), at high prey density sites. Journal of Natural History, 38, 1287-1296.
30. Romero, G.Q. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (2004b) Beneficial effects of flower-dwelling predators on their host plant. Ecology, 85, 446-457.
31. Romero, G.Q. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (in press, a) Spatial distribution and microhabitat preference of Psecas chapoda (Peckham & Peckham) (Araneae, Salticidae). Journal of Arachnology, in press.
32. Romero, G.Q. & Vasconcellos-Neto, J. (in press, b) Population dynamics, age structure and sex ratio of the bromeliad-dwelling jumping spider, Psecas chapoda (Salticidae). Journal of Natural History, in press.
33. Rossa-Feres, D. de C., Romero, G.Q., Gonçalves-de-Freitas, E. & Feres, R.J.F. (2000) Reproductive behavior and seasonal occurrence of Psecas viridipurpureus (Salticidae, Araneae). Brazilian Journal of Biology, 60, 221-228.
34. Rypstra, A.L. (1983) The importance of food and space in limiting web-spider densities: a test using field enclosures. Oecologia, 59, 312-316.
35. Scheidler, M. (1990) Influence of habitat structure and vegetation architecture on spiders. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 225, 333-340.
36. Scheuring, I. (1991) The fractal nature of vegetation and the species-area relation. Theoretical Population Biology, 39, 170-177.
37. Schmalhofer, V.R. (2001) Tritrophic interactions in a pollination system: impacts of species composition and size of flower patches on the hunting success of a flower-dwelling spider. Oecologia, 129, 292-303.
38. Smith, H. (2000) The status and conservation of the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) at Redgrave and Lopham Fen National Nature Reserve, England. Biological Conservation, 95, 153-164.
39. Sokal, R.R. & Rohlf, F.J. (1995) Biometry, 3rd edn. W.H. Freeman, New York, USA.
40. Wise, D.H. (1993) Spiders in Ecological Webs. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.