Informace o publikaci
Comparative analysis of primary defences in spiders (Araneae)
| Autoři | |
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| Rok publikování | 2014 |
| Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
| Časopis / Zdroj | Journal of Animal Ecology |
| Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
| Citace | |
| www | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.12177/abstract |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12177 |
| Obor | Zoologie |
| Klíčová slova | anachoresis; aposematism; crypsis; evolution; masquerade; mimicry |
| Popis | Being frequent prey of many predators, including especially wasps and birds, spiders have evolved a variety of defence mechanisms. Here I studied patterns of passive defences, namely anachoresis, crypsis, masquerade, aposematism and Batesian mimicry, in spiders. Using published information pertaining more than 1000 spider species, the phylogenetic pattern of different passive defences (i.e. defences that decrease the risk of an encounter with the predator) was investigated. |