Sexually selected UV signals in the tropical ornate jumping spider, Cosmophasis umbratica may incur costs from predation

Sexually selected ornaments and signals are costly to maintain if they are maladaptive in nonreproductive contexts. The jumping spider Cosmophasis umbratica exhibits distinct sexual dichromatism with males displaying elaborate UV body markings that signal male quality. Female C. umbratica respond fa...

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Autores principales: Bulbert, Matthew W, O'Hanlon, James C, Zappettini, Shane, Zhang, Shichang, Li, Daiqin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25750717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1419

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4338973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25750717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1419

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