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A Normal Form for Spider Diagrams of Order [PDF]
We develop a reasoning system for an Euler diagram based visual logic, called spider diagrams of order. We de- fine a normal form for spider diagrams of order and provide an algorithm, based on the reasoning system, for producing diagrams in our normal ...
Aidan Delaney+12 more
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Spider traps amphibian in northeastern Madagascar
Predation can take unexpected turns. For instance, various invertebrate species—most commonly spiders—may prey on vertebrates. Here, we report one observation of a spider (Sparassidae, Damastes sp.) feeding on an amphibian (Hyperoliidae, Heterixalus ...
Thio Rosin Fulgence+4 more
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The Web of the Spider. Laura Barr Lougee. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1964. 44 pp. $3.50. [PDF]
Excerpt: It is a relief to find such a straightforward and objective work as Lougee\u27s The Web of the Spider. Her brief but lucid descriptions of spider anatomy, silk production and web construction will induce appreciation and observation of these ...
Drew, Leslie C
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Pimoa delphinica Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016 is a troglophile araneoid spider endemic of the high Varaita valley (Western Alps, Province of Cuneo, NW Italy).
Stefano Mammola+2 more
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High throughput sequencing and phylogenomic analyses focusing on relationships among spiders have both reinforced and upturned long‐standing hypotheses. Likewise, the evolution of spider webs—perhaps their most emblematic attribute—is being understood in
R. Kallal+6 more
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Molecular Spiders with Memory [PDF]
Synthetic bio-molecular spiders with "legs" made of single-stranded segments of DNA can move on a surface which is also covered by single-stranded segments of DNA complementary to the leg DNA.
G. H. Weiss+8 more
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Recent Advances in Development of Functional Spider Silk-Based Hybrid Materials
Silkworm silk is mainly known as a luxurious textile. Spider silk is an alternative to silkworm silk fibers and has much more outstanding properties. Silk diversity ensures variation in its application in nature and industry.
A. Kiseleva+2 more
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Cyrtophora citricola (Araneae: Araneidae: Cyrtophorinae), a first record for Turkey [PDF]
We recorded the tent-web spider Cyrtophora citricola (Forsskål, 1775) (Araneidae: Cyrtophorinae) from Turkey for the first time at two sites. Body measurements and a brief description of the female are presented, as well as information on the sites ...
Elverici, Mert+3 more
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red - an R package to facilitate species red list assessments according to the IUCN criteria
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature Red List is the most useful database of species that are at risk of extinction worldwide, as it relies on a number of objective criteria and is now widely adopted. The R package red – IUCN Redlisting
Pedro Cardoso
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