Influence of aging on brain and web characteristics of an orb web spider

In animals, it is known that age affects the abilities of the brain. In spiders, we showed that aging affects web characteristics due to behavioral alterations during web building. In this study, we investigated the effects of age on the associations between morphological changes to the spider brain...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of ethology. - 1998. - 36(2018), 1 vom: 27., Seite 85-91
1. Verfasser: Pasquet, Alain (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Toscani, Camille, Anotaux, Mylène
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of ethology
Schlagworte:Journal Article Aging Brain Morphological parameters Orb web spider Web construction
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