Ant-mimicking spider, Myrmarachne species (Araneae: Salticidae), distinguishes its model, the green ant, Oecophylla smaragdina, from a sympatric Batesian O. smaragdina mimic, Riptortus serripes (Hemiptera:Alydidae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Ceccarelli, Fadia Sara ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; Behaviour; Hemiptera; Salticidae

Indexed keywords

ANT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SPIDER; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ALYDIDAE; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; HEMIPTERA; MYRMARACHNE; OECOPHYLLA SMARAGDINA; RIPTORTUS; SALTICIDAE; SERRIPES;

EID: 72149104801     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO08014     Document Type: Article

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