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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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Series: | Neotropical Biodiversity |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2020.1844991 |