Chemical mimicry of the ant Oecophylla smaragdina by the myrmecophilous spider Cosmophasis bitaeniata: Is it colony-specific?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 239-246

  Elgar, Mark A ^a   Allan, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Araneae; Colony specific signal; Cuticular hydrocarbon; Formicidae; Nestmate recognition

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 33745954588     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-005-0188-9     Document Type: Article

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