Epigaeic spider response to sagebrush steppe restoration treatments
Ecosphere, 2022 Epigaeic (ground‐active) spiders are dominant predators of arthropods and are important prey for vertebrates in sagebrush steppe systems. As part of the Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP), the response of epigaeic spiders to ...
James D. McIver, Ruth Brandt
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Spiders (Araneae) of Chernivtsi City (Ukraine) [PDF]
, 2012 The spider fauna of buildings and other urban habitats (city parks, green areas of industrial enterprises, and housing estates) of Chernivtsi city was surveyed. In the period 2002-2011, 212 species belonging to 26 families were recorded. Previous studies
Iaroshynska, Olena +3 more
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Divergence in gut bacterial community between females and males in the wolf spider Pardosa astrigera
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Sex is one of the important factors affecting gut microbiota. As key predators in agroforestry ecosystem, many spider species show dramatically different activity habits and nutritional requirements between females and males. However, how sex affects gut
Ying Gao +4 more
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The Canadian Entomologist, 1873 “The American Naturalist” for May, 1871, contains an interesting article on “Flying Spiders,” by J. H. Emerton. The species noticed by him are, no doubt, allied to the gossamer of Europe, and the phenomenon occurs early in autumn on the Islands of the St.
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Jörg Wunderlich (ed.) (2012): Fifteen papers on extant and fossil spiders (Araneae) [PDF]
, 2012 This book consists of fifteen papers (considered below as Chapters) on fossil and extant arachnids, mostly spiders. Most papers are written by the editor, two papers in cooperation with Peter Jäger and with Søren Toft, and a single one by Peter Jäger ...
George Jr. Poinar +2 more
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Assemblages of herb-dwelling spiders (Araneae) of various steppe types in Ukraine and the Central Chernozem region of Russia [PDF]
, 2012 A total of 107 spider species from 15 families were recorded in the herbaceous vegetation of the steppe ecosystems of Ukraine and the Central Chernozem region of Russia. Araneidae, Thomisidae, Salticidae and Theridiidae were the most species-rich.
Polchaninova, Nina Y +1 more
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Effects of Wolf Spiders’ Captive Environment on Their Locomotor and Exploratory Behaviours
Insects, 2022 Here I detail the effects of the abiotic/captive environment of an adult wandering spider, Pardosa saltans (Lycosidae) on its behaviour. These studies focused on spiders collected as adults in their natural environment and spiders developed in the ...
Marie Trabalon
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A survey of spiders (Araneae) inhabiting the euedaphic soil stratum and the superficial underground compartment in Bulgaria [PDF]
, 2011 In 2005 a team of Bulgarian zoologists started a project aiming to study the invertebrates inhabiting the deeper soil stratum (euedaphon) and the Superficial Underground Compartment (SUC) in Bulgaria.
Christo Deltshev +7 more
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Endemic harvestmen and spiders of Austria (Arachnida: Opiliones, Araneae) [PDF]
, 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, +2 more
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Ground-living spiders (Araneae) at polluted sites in the Subarctic [PDF]
, 2011 Spiders were studied around the Pechenganikel smelter combine, Kola Peninsula, north-western Russia. The average spider density was 6-fold greater and the density of Linyphiidae specimens 11.5-fold higher at slightly polluted sites, compared with heavily
Koponen, Seppo, Seppo Koponen
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