Juvenile leg autotomy predicts adult male morph in a New Zealand harvestman with weapon polymorphism
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arad029
Abstract: Intraspecific weapon polymorphisms that arise via conditional thresholds may be affected by juvenile experience such as predator encounters, yet this idea has rarely been tested. The New Zealand harvestman Forsteropsalis pureora has three male morphs:… read more here.
Keywords: juvenile; zealand harvestman; leg autotomy; new zealand ... See more keywords