Eight‐legged swimmers: Behavioral responses to floods in two South American spiders

Albín, Andrea; González, Macarena; Simó, Miguel; Kossyrczyk, Elizabeth W.; Bidegaray‐Batista, Leticia; Aisenberg, Anita

doi:10.1111/eth.13235

Ethology

2021

DOI: 10.1111/eth.13235

|View full text |Cite

Eight‐legged swimmers: Behavioral responses to floods in two South American spiders

Andrea Albín

Macarena González

Miguel Simó

et al.

Abstract: Sandy coastlines are dynamic environments that fulfill a series of environmental and socioeconomic functions, supporting a wide vari-

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2023

Publication Types

Select...

Article1

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent1

Authors

Journals

Cited by 1 publication

References 35 publications

(86 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Breaking the cliché: sex reversal in size dimorphism and mobility in South American Allocosinae (Lycosidae) spiders

Aisenberg,

Bollatti,

Oviedo-Diego

et al. 2023

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Typically, females and males are expected to have characteristic sexual strategies and patterns of size dimorphism, but these generalizations are subject to exceptions. The occurrence of atypical cases has been related to species or populations from environments under strong physical, ecological and/or social constraints. Allocosa marindia and Allocosa senex are two coastal spiders (Lycosidae: Allocosinae) with reversal in sex roles and sexual size dimorphism. Males are larger than females, and females are the mobile sex that initiates courtship. It is unclear whether the occurrence of non-typical sexual traits in Allocosinae spiders is correlated with coastal habitats. Our aim was to study sexual size dimorphism and surface mobility in Allocosinae spiders from different habitats throughout South America. We revised specimens from scientific collections and performed 3-day samplings to collect individuals and determine nocturnal surface mobility. We analysed a total of 1071 Allocosinae adult individuals from 18 species and/or morphotypes. Our results revealed new species inhabiting coastal habitats with reversal in sexual size dimorphism and higher nocturnal surface activity in females; however, not all coastal species shared those characteristics. Future studies will focus on studying other ecological, physiological and/or phylogenetic factors that could be shaping the origin and maintenance of sex role reversal in Allocosinae.

show abstract

Breaking the cliché: sex reversal in size dimorphism and mobility in South American Allocosinae (Lycosidae) spiders

Aisenberg,

Bollatti,

Oviedo-Diego

et al. 2023

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Eight‐legged swimmers: Behavioral responses to floods in two South American spiders

Abstract: Sandy coastlines are dynamic environments that fulfill a series of environmental and socioeconomic functions, supporting a wide vari-

Cited by 1 publication

References 35 publications

Breaking the cliché: sex reversal in size dimorphism and mobility in South American Allocosinae (Lycosidae) spiders

Breaking the cliché: sex reversal in size dimorphism and mobility in South American Allocosinae (Lycosidae) spiders

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About