Trophic exchange in Pardosa hortensis (Lycosidae, Araneae) |
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| Authors: | M. Vannini A. Conti J. Ferretti A. Becciolini |
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| Affiliation: | Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica dell'Unirersitàdi Firenze, v. Romana 17, 50125, Firenze (Italy);Laboratorio di Radiobiologia dell'Universitàdi Firenze, V.le Morgagni 85, 50134, Firenze (Italy) |
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| Abstract: | Young Pardosa hortensis not only need their mother's help to leave their cocoon once developed (about 20 days), as they are unable to open it by themselves, but also during the period they are carried around in the cocoon. Using radioactive markers, indirect evidence revealed that the mother periodically opens the cocoon to feed her young and reseals it with fresh silk. Water is probably the main component in trophic exchange. |
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