Download or read book Communication in the Contexts of Courtship and Aggression in Two Ethospecies of Wolf Spider Araneae Lycosidae written by Kevin J. Delaney and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Courtship Behavior Acoustic Communication and Reproductive Isolation in Two Sibling Species of Wolf Spiders araneae Lycosidae written by Gail Elizabeth Stratton and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Evolution of Courtship Display in Schizocosa Wolf Spiders Araneae Lycosidae written by William James McClintock and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Spider Communication written by Peter N. Witt and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concentrating on the complex spider communication system, this book assembles the most recent multidisciplinary advances of leading researchers from many countries to assess the peculiar role spiders play in the animal kingdom. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book The Role of Pheromones in the Sexual Communication of the Wolf Spider Schizocosa Ocreata Araneae Lycosidae written by Ryan D. Bell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We further examined the role olfaction plays in male detection and location of females, and while we found no evidence that males are utilizing olfaction to find mates, we did observe behavioral changes to conspecifics of both sexes, and a reduction of activity in the presence of volatile cues from a predator. At levels of competitor cues that males are expected to encounter in nature, we found no evidence that male-male inhibition occurs in this species. In examining male response to substrate bound cues, we found that males are able to discern female trails, and will preferentially follow them, although they are not able to determine the direction the trail was laid. We also utilized a custom built silk collection device to obtain sufficient quantities of clean silk for extraction and preliminary chemical analysis. Following solvent extraction of cues from the silk, we were able to reestablish searching behavior in response to the extract from female silk, but it did not elicit courtship display, suggesting a multicomponent chemical signal involved in sexual signaling in this species.
Download or read book Cognitive Cross modal Integration in a Wolf Spider Schizocosa Ocreata Hentz Lycosidae written by Elizabeth C. Kozak and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across animal species, males convey important information to potential mates through signals in multiple sensory modalities. In order to choose the best possible mate, female receivers must accurately perceive and assess male multimodal signals, especially when those signals occur simultaneously with those of other males. Cross-modal integration, i.e., cognitive binding of information transmitted in more than one sensory signal mode, is therefore important in animal communication, especially in complex, noisy environments in which many signals overlap. However, it is currently unknown how perception of multiple, disparate male signals plays a role in female mate choice decisions, especially for invertebrates. Males of the brush-legged wolf spider Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz) use multimodal communication (visual and vibratory signals) in courtship. Because female S. ocreata may be courted by multiple males at the same time, they must evaluate co-occurring male signals originating from separate locations. Moreover, due to environmental complexity, individual components of male signals may be occluded, altering detection of sensory modes by females. While experiments with live spiders and video playback have shown that female Schizocosa ocreata wolf spiders display receptivity to males courting in either isolated signal mode and show increased receptivity for multimodal courtship, it is unknown whether this is the case when females are presented with a choice between multimodal vs. isolated unimodal male courtship signals, and how these preferences are affected by disparity between signals. I first used digital multimodal playback to present females with a choice between 1) isolated unimodal (visuaI or vibratory), 2) multimodal vs. vibratory, and 3) multimodal vs. visual male courtship signals. I next used digital multimodal playback to investigate the effect of spatial and temporal disparity of visual and vibratory components of male courtship signals on female mate choice, and presented females with male courtship signals consisting of components that varied in spatial location or temporal synchrony. When presented with a choice between either isolated unimodal male courtship signal (visual or vibratory), there was no significant difference in the average number of receptive displays directed to either male signal. When presented with a choice between a multimodal male courtship signal and a vibratory male courtship signal, females directed, on average, significantly more receptive displays to the multimodal signal. However, when presented with a choice between multimodal and visual-only male courtship signals, there was no significant difference in receptivity directed by females to either signal, in contrast with the prediction generated from previous research. Females responded to spatially disparate signal components separated by e"90° as though they were separate sources, but responded to slightly disparate signals separated by d"45° as though they originated from a single source. Responses were seen as evidence for cross-modal integration. Temporal disparity (synchrony) in signal modes also affected female receptivity. Females responded more to male signals when visual and vibratory modes were in synchrony than either out-of-synch or interleaved/alternated. These findings are consistent with those seen in both humans and other vertebrates, and provide insight into how animals overcome communication challenges inherent in a complex environment.
Download or read book Bioenergetic Consequences of Interspecific Competition Between Two Wolf Spider Species Araneae Lycosidae written by John Ely Moeur and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Habitat and Courtship Behavior of the Wolf Spider Schizocosa Retrorsa Araneae Lycosidae written by Eileen A. Hebets and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comparative Ecology of Two Sibling Species of Wolf Spiders Araneae Lycosidae written by Charles Alan Harper and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Visual Clues in Species Recognition and Female Choice in Two Schizocosa Wolf Spiders Araneae Lycosidae written by William J. McClintock and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leg Ornamentation and Efficacy of Courtship Display in Wolf Spiders Araneae Lycosidae written by Eileen A. Hebets and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mate Recognition in Wolf Spiders written by Melissa Ann Orr and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexual selection and species-recognition are two different processes that can lead to behavioral reproductive isolation. The wolf spiders Schizocosa ocreata and S. rovneri are ethospecies which use distinct multi-modal courtship behavior, containing both visual and vibratory components, to maintain separation. Interspecific hybrids, which can be produced in the lab, perform a courtship display containing key multi-modal elements of both parental species. Without accounting for the multi-modal facets of courtship, laboratory experiments have found that male and female hybrids are behaviorally sterile when paired with either parental species (Stratton & Uetz, 1986). The present study isolates the cues necessary for species recognition in S. ocreata, S. rovneri, and hybrid females. Responses to heterospecific males (mate recognition errors) increase when S. ocreata and S. rovneri females are presented with only one communication mode from heterospecific males. When females are presented with hybrid males, however, results vary. Female S. ocreata and S. rovneri are receptive to hybrids in half of the trials when both primary and secondary cues are present, but show species differences in response across modes. Hybrid females respond less to all courting males, but show the highest receptivity to S. rovneri vibratory courtship. Analysis of the pattern of hybrid male behavior suggests that hybrid males behave in a manner more similar to the species typical behavior of their paternal parent. This study indicates that key species recognition elements are communicated in different sensory systems between the two spider species. These data suggest a potential for natural hybridization under conditions where one mode of communication is absent or constrained and raise questions about the importance of multiple modes of communication.
Download or read book Seismic Communication in a Wolf Spider written by Jeremy S. Gibson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I investigated the importance of the seismic component, substratum-borne vibrations, of the multimodal courtship display in the wolf spider Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz) (Araneae: Lycosidae). It is currently known that the visual signaling component of male multimodal courtship displays conveys condition-dependent information, and that females can use this signal alone in mate choice decisions. I found that isolated seismic signals are also used in mate choice, as females preferred males that were louder, higher pitched and with shorter signaling pulses. Results also showed that male seismic signals are dependent on current condition and may convey information about male size and body condition. Seismic signals and visual signals are likely redundant, although some aspects of seismic signals may convey different information, supporting both the redundant and multiple messages hypotheses.
Download or read book Comparative Ecology of Two Sibling Species of Wolf Spiders Araneae Lycosidae written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Histories of Two Wolf Spiders Pardosa Tristis and P Steva Araneae written by Evelyn Ruth Lee and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biology of Spiders written by Rainer Foelix and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2011-05-05 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in spider literature. First published in German in 1979, the book is now in its third edition, and has established itself as the supreme authority on these fascinating creatures. Containing five hundred new references, this book incorporates the latest research while dispelling many oft-heard myths and misconceptions that surround spiders. Of special interest are chapters on the structure and function of spider webs and silk, as well as those on spider venom. A new subchapter on tarantulas will appeal especially to tarantula keepers and breeders. The highly accessible text is supplemented by exceptional, high-quality photographs, many of them originals, and detailed diagrams. It will be of interest to arachnologists, entomologists, and zoologists, as well as to academics, students of biology, and the general reader curious about spiders.
Download or read book Spider Behaviour written by Marie Elisabeth Herberstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiders are often underestimated as suitable behavioural models because of the general belief that due to their small brains their behaviour is innate and mostly invariable. Challenging this assumption, this fascinating book shows that rather than having a limited behavioural repertoire, spiders show surprising cognitive abilities, changing their behaviour to suit their situational needs. The team of authors unravels the considerable intra-specific as well as intra-individual variability and plasticity in different behaviours ranging from foraging and web building to communication and courtship. An introductory chapter on spider biology, systematics and evolution provides the reader with the necessary background information to understand the discussed behaviours and helps to place them into an evolutionary context. Highlighting an under-explored area of behaviour, this book will provide new ideas for behavioural researchers and students unfamiliar with spiders as well as a valuable resource for those already working in this intriguing field.
