Do ladybird spiders really mimic ladybird beetles?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F19%3A10406707" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/19:10406707 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216224:14310/19:00112660
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=U2JMymsvpu" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=U2JMymsvpu</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/bly152" target="_blank" >10.1093/biolinnean/bly152</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Do ladybird spiders really mimic ladybird beetles?
Original language description
Adult male ladybird spiders (Eresus spp., Araneae: Eresidae) possess conspicuous red and black coloration. As these spiders are palatable to many predators, they are likely to be Batesian mimics of some other, defended species. We therefore aimed to identify potential models of two ladybird spider species, the spring-breeding Eresus moravicus and the autumn-breeding Eresus kollari, by assessing the co-occurence and similarity of the spiders and their putative models. The abundance of potential models of Eresus spp. was monitored at nine sites where the spiders are found. Phenotypic similarity between the spiders and their potential models was assessed by comparing their colour, coloration pattern, and body size and shape. The ladybirds Coccinella septempunctata and Hippodamia variegata co-occurred with Eresus spp. at most sites during the whole season and were among the most abundant species found; the leafhopper Cercopis sanguinolenta was common only in spring and the stink bug Graphosoma lineatum only in late summer and early autumn. Analyses of similarity showed that coccinellids, including Coccinella septempunctata, were relatively similar to Eresus spp. We conclude that the seven-spot ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata is probably the key model of the ladybird spiders. Other taxa may serve as secondary models, further enhancing the spiders' defence against predators.
Czech name
—
Czech description
—
Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
—
OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
—
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
ISSN
0024-4066
e-ISSN
—
Volume of the periodical
126
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
168-177
UT code for WoS article
000454040200012
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85061649025