Ant mimicry lessens predation on a North American jumping spider by larger salticid spiders

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1223-1231

  Durkee, Caitlin A ^a   Weiss, Martha R ^a   Uma, Divya B ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Batesian mimicry; imperfect mimicry; myrmecomorphy; Peckhamia; Salticidae

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DECISION MAKING; HUNTING; MIMICRY; MYRMECOCHORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPIDER; TRADE-OFF;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; PREDATION; SPIDER;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PECKHAMIA; SALTICIDAE; THIODINA;

EID: 80054106800     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EN11057     Document Type: Article

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