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| Title |
Multi-Modal Courtship in the Peacock Spider, Maratus volans (O.P.-Cambridge, 1874)
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0025390 |
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| Authors |
Madeline B. Girard, Michael M. Kasumovic, Damian O. Elias |
| Abstract |
The peacock spider, Maratus volans, has one of the most elaborate courtship displays in arthropods. Using regular and high-speed video segments captured in the lab, we provide detailed descriptions of complete male courtship dances. As research on jumping spiders has demonstrated that males of some species produce vibrations concurrently with visual displays, we also used laser vibrometry to uncover such elements for this species. Our recordings reveal and describe for the first time, that M. volans males use vibratory signals in addition to complex body ornaments and motion displays. The peacock spider and other closely related species are outstanding study organisms for testing hypotheses about the evolution and functional significance of complex displays, thus, this descriptive study establishes a new model system for behavioral ecology, one that certainly stands to make important contributions to the field. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 25 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 12% |
| Japan | 3 | 12% |
| Australia | 2 | 8% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| Comoros | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 52% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 20 | 80% |
| Scientists | 4 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 201 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 189 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 40 | 20% |
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 18% |
| Researcher | 27 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 26 | 13% |
| Other | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 29 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 109 | 54% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 22 | 11% |
| Unknown | 39 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 188. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2023.
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