Non-mimetic jumping spider responses towards three species of ants and their mimics
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DOI: 10.1007/s10164-020-00674-y
Abstract: Ants and jumping spiders are prominent invertebrate predators in terrestrial ecosystems. Many jumping spiders are thought to avoid ants and their ant mimicking spiders, yet little is known if they discriminate among different species of… read more here.
Keywords: jumping; mimetic jumping; jumping spiders; jumping spider ... See more keywords
Complex interactions between temperature, sexual signals and mate choice in a desert-dwelling jumping spider
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.10.010
Abstract: Environmental context is a crucial factor that influences sexual communication systems. Particularly in ectotherms, which cannot metabolically regulate their body temperature, temperature has an outsized effect on these intraspecific interactions. Using the desert-dwelling jumping spider… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; jumping spider; dwelling jumping; courtship ... See more keywords
Difference FTIR Spectroscopy of Jumping Spider Rhodopsin-1 at 77 K.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.3c00022
Abstract: Animal visual rhodopsins can be classified into monostable and bistable rhodopsins, which are typically found in vertebrates and invertebrates, respectively. The former example is bovine rhodopsin (BovRh), whose structures and functions have been extensively studied.… read more here.
Keywords: bovrh; rhodopsin; spectroscopy; water ... See more keywords
Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the jumping spider genus Colopsus with the description of eight new species from Sri Lanka (Araneae: Salticidae)
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2020.1869335
Abstract: ABSTRACT The Sri Lankan jumping spider species first described as Colopsus cancellatus and its close relatives are an understudied yet charismatic part of the fauna of the island. Here, using molecular sequence data (cytochrome c… read more here.
Keywords: colopsus; jumping spider; sri lanka; new species ... See more keywords