Prey classification by an araneophagic ant-like jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-179

  Nelson, X J ^a,b   Jackson, R 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

Mimicry; Myrmarachne; Myrmecomorphy; Predation; Prey choice; Prey preference

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; MIMICRY; MYRMECOCHORY; PREDATOR; PREY PREFERENCE; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; HERSILIIDAE; HEXAPODA; MYRMARACHNE; SALTICIDAE; SPARTAEINAE;

EID: 70349089635     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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