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Widow spiders alter web architecture and attractiveness in response to same-sex competition for prey and mates, and predation risk

Female-female competition in animals has rarely been studied. Responses of females that compete context-dependently for mates and prey, and seek safety from predators, are ideally studied with web-building spiders. Cobwebs possess unique sections for prey capture and safety, which can be quantified....

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Autores principales: Fischer, Andreas, Fernando, Yasasi, Preston, April, Moniz-de-Sa, Sarah, Gries, Gerhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37821674
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05392-y