Effect of thermal acclimation on preferred temperatures in two mygalomorph spiders inhabiting contrasting habitats

• Published in: Physiological entomology Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 20 - 25
• Main Authors: ALFARO, CARMEN, FIGUEROA, DANIELA P, TORRES, HUGO, VELOSO, CLAUDIO, VENEGAS, FANNY, CANALS, LUCIA, CANALS, MAURICIO
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acclimation; altitude; Araneae; cold stress; habitats; leaves; lifestyle; lowlands; mountains; mygalomorph; nocturnal activity; phenotypic plasticity; plant communities; preferred temperature; shrubs; spider; trees; Chile; Andes region

Variations in the preferred temperatures during the rest periods of Grammostola rosea Walckenaer and Paraphysa parvula Pocock, two mygalomorph spiders occupying different habitats in central Chile, are analyzed. The former inhabits arid and semi‐arid lowland near plant communities, composed of shrub...