Polymorphism in an ant mimicking jumping spider

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-141

  Nelson, Ximena J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ant like; Myrmarachne; Transformational mimicry; Visual discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; MYRMARACHNE; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 77949664623     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/Hi09-36.1     Document Type: Article

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