A novel property of spider silk: Chemical defence against ants

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1734, 2012, Pages 1824-1830

  Zhang, Shichang ^a   Koh, Teck Hui ^a   Seah, Wee Khee ^a   Lai, Yee Hing ^a   Elgar, Mark A ^b   Li, Daiqin ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2 pyrrolidinone; Ant deterrent; Facultative chemical defence; Orb web; Risk of predation; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; ALKALOID; ANT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; JUVENILE; NATURAL ENEMY; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RISK FACTOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; FORMICIDAE; NEPHILA ANTIPODIANA;

EID: 84863348783     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2193     Document Type: Article

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