Evidence for UV-based sensory exploitation in Australian but not European crab spiders

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 621-634

  Herberstein, M E ^a   Heiling, A M ^a   Cheng, K ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deceptive signal; Honeybees; Prey attraction; Spider colour; Thomisidae

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; HONEYBEE; PREY LOCATION; REFLECTIVITY; SIGNALING; SPIDER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); THOMISIDAE;

EID: 70349690756     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9260-6     Document Type: Article

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