Effect of visual background complexity and light level on the detection of visual signals of male Schizocosa ocreata wolf spiders by female conspecifics

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 753-761

  Uetz, George W ^a   Clark, David L ^b   Roberts, J Andrew ^c   Rector, Meghan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Background complexity; Background contrast; Lycosidae; Signal efficacy; Spiders; Video playback; Visual signals

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SIGNAL; SPIDER; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; SCHIZOCOSA OCREATA;

EID: 79952646502     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1079-9     Document Type: Article

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