Collective Batesian mimicry of ant groups by aggregating spiders

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-129

  Nelson, Ximena J ^a,b   Jackson, Robert R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

ant; antipredator defence; Crematogaster; gregariousness; group augmentation; Myrmarachne melanotarsa; myrmecomorphy; spider

Indexed keywords

ANT; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MIMICRY; MYRMECOPHILY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CHAOBORUS; CHIRONOMIDAE; FORMICIDAE; MENEMERUS; MYRMARACHNE; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 67349137545     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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