When predators become prey: Flight decisions in jumping spiders

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 318-327

  Stankowich, Theodore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipredator behavior; Autotomy; Escape; Flight initiation distance; Jumping spiders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; AUTOTOMY; BODY SIZE; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PREDATION RISK; SPIDER; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA; PHIDIPPUS; SALTICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 64949123995     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp004     Document Type: Article

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