Egg sac inhibits filial cannibalism in the wolf spider,Schizocosa ocreata

Wagner conducted a study to isolate the component of the reproductive phase that creates the apparent behavior shift whereby reproductively active Schizocosa ocreata females reject spiderlings as potential prey items.

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Published inAnimal behaviour Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 555 - 557
Main Author WAGNER, JAMES D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kent Elsevier Ltd 01.08.1995
Elsevier
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Ltd
Subjects
Animal behavior
Animal ethology
Araneae
Biological and medical sciences
Cannibalism
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
inhibition
Lycosidae
maternal behavior
ova
Predation
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Spiders
USA, Maryland
Parental behavior
Laboratory study
Cocoon
Araneida
Cannibalism
Cost benefit analysis
Lycosidae
Maternal behavior
Arachnida
Mother young relation
Arthropoda
Female
Inhibition
Invertebrata
Mating status
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Summary:Wagner conducted a study to isolate the component of the reproductive phase that creates the apparent behavior shift whereby reproductively active Schizocosa ocreata females reject spiderlings as potential prey items.
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ISSN:0003-3472
1095-8282
DOI:10.1006/anbe.1995.0271