Publication details
Do ant-mimics imitate cuticular hydrocarbons of their models?
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Animal Behaviour |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.007 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Araneae; Batesian mimicry; defence; Formicidae |
| Description | We studied whether myrmecomorphic spiders imitate cuticular hydrocarbons of their models. We chose five myrmecomorphic spider species (Liophrurillus flavitarsis, Micaria sociabilis, Myrmarachne formicaria, Phrurolithus festivus, Zodarion alacre) from four families and compared their cuticular hydrocarbon profiles to those of their ant models (Aphaenogaster senilis, Liometopum microcephalum, Formica rufibarbis, Lasius platythorax, Formica subrufa). |
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