TY - JOUR
T1 - Plant architectural traits influence residence time of a specialist jumping spider
AU - de Omena, Paula M.
AU - Bernabé, Tiago N.
AU - Kersch-Becker, Mônica F.
AU - Recalde, Fátima C.
AU - Antiqueira, Pablo A.P.
AU - Vieira, Camila
AU - Migliorini, Gustavo H.
AU - Benavides-Gordillo, Sandra
AU - Romero, Gustavo Q.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Japan Ethological Society and Springer Japan.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - The patch residence time of spiders has long been attributed to prey availability. We provide empirical evidence that plant architecture determines the residence time of a bromeliad-living spider. The residence time of spiders was longer on rosette-shaped plants. Males left their host plant faster than females, likely due to their mate-searching activity. We demonstrate that plant architectural traits mediate the patch-leaving tendency of specialist spiders.
AB - The patch residence time of spiders has long been attributed to prey availability. We provide empirical evidence that plant architecture determines the residence time of a bromeliad-living spider. The residence time of spiders was longer on rosette-shaped plants. Males left their host plant faster than females, likely due to their mate-searching activity. We demonstrate that plant architectural traits mediate the patch-leaving tendency of specialist spiders.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10164-017-0520-1
DO - 10.1007/s10164-017-0520-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85019703519
SN - 0289-0771
VL - 35
SP - 313
EP - 316
JO - Journal of Ethology
JF - Journal of Ethology
IS - 3
ER -