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The Evolution of Primate Societies - Chapter 3 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Compared with other primates, New World monkeys display relatively limited ecological variability. New World monkey anatomy and social systems, however, are extremely diverse.
Di Fiore, Anthony   +2 more
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The Tarantula Atypus Milberti in Michigan (Araneae: Atypidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Excerpt: The arachnid genus Atypus (family Atypidae, suborder Mygalomorphae) contains four species in North America. These tarantulas are atypical because they have retained remnants of the primitive segmentation characteristic of Mesozoic spiders; the ...
Bixler, David E.
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Endemic harvestmen and spiders of Austria (Arachnida: Opiliones, Araneae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A comprehensive overview of plant, fungus and animal species of Austria revealed a total of 748 endemic and subendemic species, including, 11 harvestman and 46 spider species.
Komposch, Christian
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Seeing Me in the Story: Representation of Multiracial Characters in Multimedia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In 2015, I discovered Saga, a graphic novel series that chronicles a science fiction story of war, family, and forbidden love. This series resonated with me because it is the first piece of pop culture that I invested in with a leading character whose ...
Vincent, Harvey M.
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Spatial and temporal structure of the spider community in the clay semi-desert of western Kazakhstan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The spatial and temporal structure of spider communities was studied in the clay semi-desert of the north-western Caspian Lowland, western Kazakhstan (49°23' N, 46°47' E).
Piterkina, Tatyana V.
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Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Saba Island, Lesser Antilles: Unusually high species richness indicates the Caribbean Biodiversity Hotspot is woefully undersampled [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is only 13 square kilometers but contains a wide variety of potential spider habitats including dry, moist, and elfin forests.
Sikes, Derek S., Slowik, Jozef
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Evolution of sociality in Anelosimus Spiders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Most spiders are solitary and aggressive towards cohorts, but some have been found to live in groups and forage communally, even sharing in brood care. The benefits of group living outweigh the costs of inbreeding for these spiders, but how sociality has
Cotter, Adelaide Speedie
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Early Confirmation of Twospotted Spider Mite [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Twospotted spider mite is an occasional pest of both corn and soybean in Iowa that is exacerbated by dry conditions. Most parts of Iowa are considered abnormally dry right now, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Neb.
Hodgson, Erin   +4 more
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The spider fauna of Danish coastal dune habitats revisited after 25 years: evidence of faunistic impoverishment

open access: yesJournal of Insect Conservation
Abstract Arthropod faunas have become impoverished in recent years in abundance as well as in diversity, but so far little evidence exists concerning spiders. In 2022, we repeated pitfall trap collections of spider assemblages completed 25 years previously in coastal dune habitats of the Hanstholm Reserve of National ...
Søren Toft, Peter Gajdoš
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Opening and closing of burrows by the Namibian spiderAriadnasp. (Araneae: Segestriidae) in a year of heavy rainfall

open access: yesJournal of Arachnology, 2013
Abstract The Ariadna spiders (Araneae: Segestriidae) inhabiting the gravel plains of the Central Namib Desert construct individual burrows with a circular entrance surrounded by a ring of small pebbles; sometimes they close their burrows by a small stone.
Giovanni Costa, Erminia Conti
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