Subadult female experience does not influence species recognition in the wolf spider Schizocosa uetzi Stratton 1997.(Report)

From: Journal of Arachnology | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Hebets, Eileen A. | Copyright information

ABSTRACT. In many vertebrate systems, early experience has been linked to the learning of species-specific traits that are subsequently assessed during mate choice, thus ensuring conspecific matings. In invertebrate systems, however, early experience was not thought to play a role in mate choice until a recent study using Schizocosa uetzi Stratton 1997 wolf spiders demonstrated that females mate more readily with males of a familiar versus unfamiliar phenotype. The function of earl...

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