Vision-based ability of an ant-mimicking jumping spider to discriminate between models, conspecific individuals and prey

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-4

  Nelson, X J ^a,b   Jackson, R R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ants; Batesian mimicry; Display behaviour; Myrmecomorphy; Visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; HOST SPECIFICITY; MYRMECOPHILY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPIDER; VISUAL CUE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICIDAE; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MYRMARACHNE ASSIMILIS; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 33847681949     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0901-x     Document Type: Article

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