Predator perception of detritus and eggsac decorations spun by orb-web spiders Cyclosa octotubercula

• 作 者: Wenjin GAN Fengxiang LIU Zengt
• 机 构: CollegeofLifeSciences,DepartmentofBiologicalSciences
• 出 处: 动物学报
• 发表日期: 2010年3期
• 关键词: 网络蜘蛛 装饰品 伪装网 捕食者 碎屑 球体 鸟类栖息地 函数 Spider Web decorations Cyclosa octotuberculata
• 基金项目: supported by a grant from NSFC (30770332),The Ministry of Education (MOE) Academic Research Fund (AcRF)(R-154-000-335-112)

<正> Camouflage is one of the most widespread and powerful strategies that animals use to make detection/recognitionmore difficult. Many orb-web spiders of the genus Cyclosa add prey remains, plant debris, moults, and/or eggsacs to their webscalled w