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Is there ontogenetic shift in the capture traits of a prey-specialized ant-eating spider?

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Authors

CARDENAS GUERRERO Manuel ŠEDO Ondrej PEKÁR Stanislav

Year of publication 2014
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Journal of Zoology
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Faculty of Science

Citation
web http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12139/pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12139
Field Zoology
Keywords capture efficiency; myrmecophagy; paralysis latency; venom; ontogenetic development
Description Here, we focused on the ant-eating Zodarion rubidum, a spider strictly specialized on ants. It uses potent venom to immobilize prey. We tested whether there is a change during the ontogenesis of the spider species in traits related to capture efficiency.
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