Polymorphism in an ant mimic

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dc.contributor.authorNelson XJ
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-30T03:40:49Z
dc.date.available2019-09-30T03:40:49Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.date.updated2019-07-29T05:04:13Z
dc.description.abstractMyrmarachne bakeri Banks 1930 is a polymorphic, generalized ant-mimicking jumping spider. In this study, variation in its polymorphic characters was observed and described. Myrmarachne bakeri varies in color, glossiness and patterns; and differs from other polymorphic ant-like spiders because it becomes polymorphic before adulthood. Morphological changes appear to have no set archetype, and few spiders revert to morphs previously observed. Polymorphism is widespread in Myrmarachne, but to date no species has been shown to exhibit the type of variation found in M. bakeri. © 2010 The American Arachnological Society.en
dc.identifier.citationNelson XJ (2010). Polymorphism in an ant mimic. Journal of Arachnology. 38(1). 139-141.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1636/Hi09-36.1
dc.identifier.issn0161-8202
dc.identifier.issn1937-2396
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17337
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAMER ARACHNOLOGICAL SOCen
dc.subjectEntomologyen
dc.subjectAnt-likeen
dc.subjectvisual discriminationen
dc.subjectMyrmarachneen
dc.subjecttransformational mimicryen
dc.subjectINNATE AVERSIONen
dc.subjectSALTICIDAEen
dc.subjectEVOLUTIONen
dc.subjectMIMICRYen
dc.subjectARANEAEen
dc.subjectMODELSen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::31 - Biological sciences::3104 - Evolutionary biology::310403 - Biological adaptationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::31 - Biological sciences::3109 - Zoology::310913 - Invertebrate biologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::31 - Biological sciences::3109 - Zoology::310901 - Animal behaviouren
dc.titlePolymorphism in an ant mimicen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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