Natural history and karyotype of some ant-eating zodariid
spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Israel

J 2005

Natural history and karyotype of some ant-eating zodariid spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Israel

PEKÁR, Stanislav, Jiří KRÁL and Yael LUBIN

Basic information

Original name

Natural history and karyotype of some ant-eating zodariid spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Israel

Name in Czech

Biologie a karyotyp několika myrmekofágních pavouků (Araneae: Zodariidae) z Izraelu

Authors

PEKÁR, Stanislav (703 Slovakia, guarantor), Jiří KRÁL (203 Czech Republic) and Yael LUBIN (376 Israel)

Edition

Journal of Arachnology, American arachnological society, 2005, 0161-8202

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.557

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/05:00012606

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000229755000007

Keywords in English

Myrmecophagy; specialization; mimicry; Formicidae; chromosomes

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

Natural history, including phenology, circadian activity, mimicry, reproduction, prey specialization, and karyotype, was studied in the zodariid spiders Trygettus sexoculatus, Zodarion cyrenaicum, Z. lutipes, and Z. nitidum (Zodariidae, Zodariinae) found in Israel. The spiders were active throughout the year, with maximum seasonal activity in the summer. Two distinct reproductive periods were found for Z. cyrenaicum and for Z. nitidum, one in May and the other in November. Individuals of species studied were observed hunting only in the morning. Three zodariid species were found to generally mimic ants: Trygettus sexoculatus mimicked tiny yellow-brown ants such as Monomorium niloticum, Z. cyrenaicum mimicked large black ants such as Messor arenarius, and Z. lutipes mimicked large yellow-brown ants such as Camponotus fellah.

In Czech

Biologie, t.j. fenologie, cirkadialní aktivita, mimicry, reprodukce, potravní specializace, a karyotyp, byly studovány u mravčíkovitých pavouků Trygettus sexoculatus, Zodarion cyrenaicum, Z. lutipes, a Z. nitidum (Zodariidae, Zodariinae) v Izraeli....

Links

GP206/01/P067, research and development project

Name: Biosystematika a ekológia mravčíkov (Araneae, Zodariidae) strednej Európy

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Biosystematics and ecology of the Central European zodariid spiders (Araneae, Zodariidae)

MSM0021622416, plan (intention)

Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time

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