UV and camouflage in crab spiders (Thomisidae)

Marie E. Herberstein; Felipe M. Gawryszewski

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-33989-9_25

UV and camouflage in crab spiders (Thomisidae)

Marie E. Herberstein^*, Felipe M. Gawryszewski

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Crab spiders are formidable predators of many insects. Their colour is particularly fascinating and we have an excellent account of the foraging ecology of some species. A more recent research focus has been the prevalence of UV reflection in some crab spider species. In this chapter we discuss the methods of quantifying colour and colour contrast and review the distribution, mechanism, function and evolution of UV reflectance amongst crab spiders.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spider Ecophysiology
Editors	Wolfgang Nentwig
Place of Publication	Heidelberg
Publisher	Springer, Springer Nature
Pages	349-359
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642339899
ISBN (Print)	3642339883, 9783642339882
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33989-9_25
Publication status	Published - 2013

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