A Predator's Perspective of the Accuracy of Ant Mimicry in Spiders
Among spiders, resemblance of ants (myrmecomorphy) usually involves the Batesian mimicry, in which the spider coopts the morphological and behavioural characteristics of ants to deceive ant-averse predators. Nevertheless, the degree of resemblance between mimics and ants varies considerably. I used...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168549 |