Colours of background reflected light and of the prey's eye affect adaptive coloration in female crab spiders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 797-804

  Théry, Marc ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

camouflage; coloration; crab spider; Misumena vatia; visual background; visual pigment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY CONDITION; COLOR MORPH; FLY; MIMICRY; PIGMENT; SPIDER; VISUAL CUE;

ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HYMENOPTERA; MISUMENA VATIA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 34247854783     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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