Test of the prey-attraction hypothesis for the scorpion fluorescence

A striking feature of most scorpion species is fluorescence under ultraviolet light, but few studies have investigated the adaptive benefit of this trait. A hypothesis is that fluorescence may lure prey towards the scorpion improving foraging success. In this study, we investigated whether the fluor...

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Main Authors: Dumas Gálvez, Carolina Nieto, Paola Samaniego
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Neotropical Biodiversity
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2020.1844991