Reliance on trial and error signal derivation by Portia africana, an araneophagic jumping spider from East Africa

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 301-307

  Jackson, Robert R ^a,b   Nelson, Ximena J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aggressive mimicry; Cognition; Predation; Salticidae; Sensory exploitation

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; PORTIA; PORTIA AFRICANA; PORTIA FIMBRIATA; PORTIA LABIATA; PORTIA SCHULTZI; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 79955014661     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0258-5     Document Type: Article

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