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Maturation and d ‐amphetamine–induced changes in web building
Author(s) -
Reed Charles F.,
Witt Peter N.,
Scarboro Mabel B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420150109
Subject(s) - sexual maturity , dextroamphetamine , amphetamine , spider , psychology , maturity (psychological) , sexual behavior , biology , toxicology , zoology , developmental psychology , ecology , endocrinology , dopamine
Webs of Araneus diadematus Cl. were obtained under drugged (dextroamphetamine) and control conditions at three age‐periods in the development of the spider from juvenility to sexual maturity. Although certain features of construction are affected in all periods and some exhibit differential effects with age, it was not possible to separate the latter from changes in body mass between periods.