Male ant-mimicking salticid spiders discriminate between retreat silks of sympatric females: Implications for pre-mating reproductive isolation

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 389-402

  Borges, Renee M ^a   Ahmed, Saveer ^a   Prabhu, C Veena ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Assortative mating; Mimicry; Polymorphism; Reproductive isolation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; MYRMARACHNE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; OECOPHYLLINI; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 34447528824     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-007-9085-0     Document Type: Article

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