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Three Novel Spider Genomes Unveil Spidroin Diversification and Hox Cluster Architecture: Ryuthela nishihirai (Liphistiidae), Uloborus plumipes (Uloboridae) and Cheiracanthium punctorium (Cheiracanthiidae). [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourABSTRACT Spiders are a hyperdiverse taxon and among the most abundant predators in nearly all terrestrial habitats. Their success is often attributed to key developments in their evolution such as silk and venom production and major apomorphies such as a whole‐genome duplication.
Schöneberg Y +11 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 The study uncovers the reproductive behavior of the emerging spider model Parasteatoda tepidariorum. Mating rates are low, with most females mating once, and double‐matings did not yield fitness benefits. Female vibratory signaling is key for mating, and events of female sexual cannibalism occur before mating.
Apostolos Angelakakis +2 more
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Spiders in a hostile world (Arachnoidea, Araneae) [PDF]
, 2011 Spiders are powerful predators, but the threats confronting them are numerous. A survey is presented of the many different arthropods which waylay spiders in various ways. Some food-specialists among spiders feed exclusively on spiders.
Helsdingen, Peter J. van
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Accelerated invasion through the evolution of dispersal behaviour
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 31, Issue 12, Page 2423-2436, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Aim The continuous spread of invasive species is attributed to demographic processes and high dispersal rates. Both can change and evolve during range expansion, eventually accelerating spread dynamics. Here, we document such an accelerated spread for one of the most invasive spiders in Europe, the dwarf spider Mermessus trilobatus, and test ...
Nijat Narimanov +4 more
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Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2001 The areal expansion of Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772) in Germany has been pretty accurately documented in the last few decades. From the early expansion phase around 1900, however, there exist only few detailed facts.
Sacher, Peter
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First record of spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus with notes on overwintering [PDF]
, 2019 First record of the spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus, along with taxonomic diagnosis and photographs are presented. Contrary to the expectations, males and females were found during overwintering in the silken sac in the fort of ...
Tsiareshyna, Maria
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Old maids have more appeal: effects of age and pheromone source on mate attraction in an orb-web spider [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Background. In many insects and spider species, females attract males with volatile sex pheromones, but we know surprisingly little about the costs and benefits of female pheromone emission. Here, we test the hypothesis that mate attraction by females is
Anna-Lena Cory, Jutta M. Schneider
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Polymeric fibers with tunable properties Lessons from spider silk [PDF]
, 2011 Making artificial fibers inspired in spider silks is considered as one of the milestones in the field of biomimetics. The interest is usually justified by the outstanding tensile properties of natural fibers, but it is usually overlooked that spider silk
Elices Calafat, Manuel +3 more
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Males of a sexually cannibalistic spider chemically assess relative female quality
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2020 Background Mate choice is a taxonomically wide-spread phenomenon, mostly exerted by females although male mate choice occurs as well. While costs and benefits of choosiness have been well studied, the underlying mechanisms are largely unclear.
Anna-Lena Cory, Jutta M. Schneider
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Conditional monogyny: female quality predicts male faithfulness
Frontiers in Zoology, 2012 Introduction Male monogyny in the absence of paternal investment is arguably one of the most puzzling mating systems. Recent evidence suggests that males of monogynous species adjust their life-history and their mating decision to shifting spatial and ...
Welke Klaas W +2 more
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