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Sexually dimorphic dorsal coloration in a jumping spider: testing a potential case of sex-specific mimicry

To avoid predation, many animals mimic behaviours and/or coloration of dangerous prey. Here we examine potential sex-specific mimicry in the jumping spider Habronattus pyrrithrix. Previous work proposed that males' conspicuous dorsal coloration paired with characteristic leg-waving (i.e. false...

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Autores principales: Cook, Collette, Powell, Erin C., McGraw, Kevin J., Taylor, Lisa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8220260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34168891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210308