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A Normal Form for Spider Diagrams of Order [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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
core   +2 more sources

Spider traps amphibian in northeastern Madagascar

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
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
doaj   +1 more source

The Web of the Spider. Laura Barr Lougee. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan: Cranbrook Institute of Science, 1964. 44 pp. $3.50. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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
core   +2 more sources

Species conservation profile of the stenoendemic cave spider Pimoa delphinica (Araneae, Pimoidae) from the Varaita valley (NW-Italy)

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2017
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
doaj   +3 more sources

Converging on the orb: denser taxon sampling elucidates spider phylogeny and new analytical methods support repeated evolution of the orb web

open access: yesCladistics, 2020
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular Spiders with Memory [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
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
core   +1 more source

The Spider [PDF]

open access: yesScientific American, 1905
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openaire   +2 more sources

Recent Advances in Development of Functional Spider Silk-Based Hybrid Materials

open access: yesFrontiers in Chemistry, 2020
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
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cyrtophora citricola (Araneae: Araneidae: Cyrtophorinae), a first record for Turkey [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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
core   +2 more sources

red - an R package to facilitate species red list assessments according to the IUCN criteria

open access: yesBiodiversity Data Journal, 2017
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
doaj   +3 more sources

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