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Interactive effects of leg autotomy and incline on locomotor performance and kinematics of the cellar spider, Pholcus manueli
Leg autotomy can be a very effective strategy for escaping a predation attempt in many animals. In spiders, autotomy can be very common (5–40% of individuals can be missing legs) and has been shown to reduce locomotor speeds, which, in turn, can reduce the ability to find food, mates, and suitable h...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5587489/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3231 |