Do ant-mimics imitate cuticular hydrocarbons of their models?

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Authors	PEKÁR Stanislav JIROŠ Pavel
Year of publication	2011
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Animal Behaviour
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.09.007
Field	Zoology
Keywords	Araneae; Batesian mimicry; defence; Formicidae
Description	We studied whether myrmecomorphic spiders imitate cuticular hydrocarbons of their models. We chose five myrmecomorphic spider species (Liophrurillus flavitarsis, Micaria sociabilis, Myrmarachne formicaria, Phrurolithus festivus, Zodarion alacre) from four families and compared their cuticular hydrocarbon profiles to those of their ant models (Aphaenogaster senilis, Liometopum microcephalum, Formica rufibarbis, Lasius platythorax, Formica subrufa).
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