Gradients of Precipitation and Ant Abundance May Contribute to the Altitudinal Range Limit of Subsocial Spiders: Insights from a Transplant Experiment
Species range boundaries often form along environmental gradients that dictate the success of the phenotypes present in each habitat. Sociality may allow colonization of environments where related species with a solitary lifestyle cannot persist. Social spiders in the genus Anelosimus appear restric...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences. - The Royal Society. - 275(2008), 1651, Seite 2617-2625 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Proceedings: Biological Sciences |
| Schlagworte: | Cooperation Dispersal Local adaptation Predation Rain exclosure Theridiidae Biological sciences Physical sciences Behavioral sciences Environmental studies |
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