Ultraviolet is a more important cue than reflection in other wavelengths for a jumping spider to locate its spider prey

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1457-1463

  Zou, Yu ^a   Araujo, Diego P ^a   Lim, Matthew L M ^a   Li, Daiqin ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Argiope versicolor; Orb web spider; Portia labiata; Short wavelength; Ultraviolet; Web decoration

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; PREDATION RISK; PREY LOCATION; REFLECTANCE; SILAGE; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

ARANEAE; ARGIOPE VERSICOLOR; PORTIA LABIATA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 82355191685     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.031     Document Type: Article

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