Título
Ant-Mimicking Spiders: Strategies for Living with Social Insects
Autor
Fadia Sara Ceccarelli
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Identificador alterno
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/839181
Materias
Resumen o descripción
"Mimicry is a fascinating topic, in particular when viewed in terms of selective forces and evolutionary strategies. Mimicry is a system involving a signaller, a signal receiver, and a model and has evolved independently many times in plants and animals. There are several ways of classifying mimicry based on the interactions and cost-benefit scenarios of the parties involved. In this review, I briefly outline the dynamics of the most common types of mimicry to then apply it to some of the spider-ant associative systems known to date. In addition, this review expands on the strategies that ant-associating (in particular ant-mimicking) spiders have developed to minimise the costs of living close to colonies of potentially dangerous models. The main strategy that has been noted to date is either chemical mimicry or actively avoiding contact with ants. If these strategies warrant protection for the spider (living close to potentially dangerous models), then the benefits of ant associations would outweigh the costs, and the association will prevail."
Editor
Toshiharu Akino, Kyoto Istitute of Technology, Japan
Fecha de publicación
2013
Tipo de publicación
Artículo
Versión de la publicación
Versión publicada
Recurso de información
Formato
application/pdf
Fuente
Psyche, Vol. 2013, Págs. 1-7
Idioma
Inglés
Sugerencia de citación
Ceccarelli,F.S.2013.Ant-Mimicking Spiders: Strategies for Living with Social Insects.Psyche,2013,1-7.doi:10.1155/2013/839181
Repositorio Orígen
Repositorio Institucional CICESE
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