Sexual dichromatism and male colour morph in ultraviolet-B reflectance in two populations of the jumping spider Phintella vittata (Araneae: Salticidae) from tropical China

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-20

  Li, Jingjing ^a   Lim, Matthew L M ^b   Zhang, Zengtao ^a   Liu, Qingqing ^a   Liu, Fengxiang ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Li, Daiqin ^a,b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brightness; Coloration; Spectral reflectance; UV vision; UV B; Visual signals; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; REFLECTANCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SPIDER; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; VISUAL CUE; WAVELENGTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; PHINTELLA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 43049116856     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.00968.x     Document Type: Article

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