Chemical signaling in a wolf spider: A test of ethospecies discrimination

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1271-1284

  Roberts, J Andrew ^a   Uetz, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral assay; chemical communication; Lycosidae; Schizocosa; species discrimination; wolf spider

Indexed keywords

METHANOL;

ARACHNID; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; SIGNALING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSECT PROTEINS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; ARANEAE; CANIS; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA; SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA; SCHIZOCOSA ROVNERI;

EID: 3042737005     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000030277.27514.92     Document Type: Article

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