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Plant architectural traits influence residence time of a specialist jumping spider

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The patch residence time of spiders has long been attributed to prey availability. We provide empirical evidence that plant architecture determines the residence time of a bromeliad-living spider. The residence time of spiders was longer on rosette-shaped plants. Males left their host plant faster than females, likely due to their mate-searching activity. We demonstrate that plant architectural traits mediate the patch-leaving tendency of specialist spiders.

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We thank the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior PNPD-CAPES 2014/04603-4 for financial support.

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  1. Laboratório de Interações Multitróficas e Biodiversidade, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Paula M. de Omena, Tiago N. Bernabé, Mônica F. Kersch-Becker, Fátima C. Recalde, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Gustavo H. Migliorini, Sandra Benavides-Gordillo & Gustavo Q. Romero

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil

    Fátima C. Recalde, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira & Sandra Benavides-Gordillo

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, São José Do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

    Tiago N. Bernabé & Gustavo H. Migliorini

  4. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação de Recursos Naturais, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil

    Camila Vieira

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de Omena, P.M., Bernabé, T.N., Kersch-Becker, M.F. et al. Plant architectural traits influence residence time of a specialist jumping spider. J Ethol 35, 313–316 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-017-0520-1

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