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Perger, Robert
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Rubio, Gonzalo Daniel
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Baigorria, Julián Emanuel Martín
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2024-10-10T13:40:55Z
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2024-07
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Perger, Robert; Rubio, Gonzalo Daniel; Baigorria, Julián Emanuel Martín; And the Oscar goes to… – Species‐specific ant behaviour related to predator defence in ant‐mimicking spiders; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Austral Ecology; 49; 7; 7-2024; 1-7
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1442-9985
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/245875
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Mimicry, the superficial resemblance between organisms of two or more species, is considered a textbook example for natural selection, for which it is assumed that predators are important selective agents. Ant mimicking spiders have received considerable attention in studies on mimicry because they include examples with remarkable, species-specific morphological adaptations. Ant-like behaviours such as erratic locomotory patterns, abdomen bobbing and vertical movements of the first or second pair of legs to imitate antennal movements, are assumed to have evolved before morphological mimicry and may be considered adaptations to general ant resemblance. Species-specific behavioural ant mimicry (behaviour that is only observed in specific ants and imitated by their mimics) was very rarely documented and ant resembling behaviour that repels predator attacks has not been confirmed yet. In this study we report and discuss such species-specific behaviour, a spray display (SD), in the castianeirine spiders Myrmecotypus iguazu (a morphologically accurate mimic of the carpenter ant Camponotus sericeiventris), and M. tahyinandu (a morphologically accurate mimic of C. crassus). The SD consisted of the raising of the cephalothorax and moving of the abdomen ventrally under the cephalothorax, pointing the apex forward, and holding the antennae (ant) or first pair of legs (spiders) at an angle of about 45°–120°. The morphological adaptations that are required to perform the SD and the lack of an alternative explanation for the purpose of this display suggest that the SD has evolved to enhance both general behavioural and morphologically accurate ant resemblance. The two observed Myrmecotypus species may be considered the behaviorally most accurate ant-resembling spiders known to date, as the SD may provide protection against spider-and ant-eating predators at a point in predator interactions where other myrmecomorph spiders may abandon their ant-resembling behaviour.
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application/pdf
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eng
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Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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Carpenter ants
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Castianeirinae
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Defence mechanism
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Mimicry
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Myrmecotypus
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Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, Etología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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And the Oscar goes to… – Species‐specific ant behaviour related to predator defence in ant‐mimicking spiders
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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2024-10-08T11:08:30Z
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49
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7
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1-7
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Reino Unido
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Londres
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Fil: Perger, Robert. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés; Bolivia
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Fil: Rubio, Gonzalo Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ingeniería; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina
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Fil: Baigorria, Julián Emanuel Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Puerto Iguazú; Argentina
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Austral Ecology
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.13553
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13553
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