Behaviour And Ecology Of Spiders

Author : Carmen Viera,Marcelo O. Gonzaga
Publisher : Springer
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319657172

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Behaviour and Ecology of Spiders by Carmen Viera,Marcelo O. Gonzaga Pdf

Within the last few decades, arachnology in the Neotropical region has experienced a great development filling the knowledge gap in one of the most diverse regions of the world. Nevertheless, large geographical areas remain poorly sampled, especially within the Amazon, and new genera and species have been continuously discovered, even in urban areas. In congruence with the recent improvements in research, several aspects of the ecology, behaviour and natural history of spiders, such as interactions with other predators and parasitoids, social interactions, dispersal patterns, habitat requirements, mating behaviors, among others, are being carefully investigated. These recent contributions incorporate substantial information on the preexisting knowledge on these subjects every year. Our main objective with this book is to present a summary on these new researches and on the currently knowledge on the main subjects involved in the general theme, emphasizing the contribution of the rich fauna of the Neotropical region to the research of behaviour and ecology of the spiders.

Author : Marie Elisabeth Herberstein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781139494786

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Spider Behaviour by Marie Elisabeth Herberstein Pdf

Spiders are often underestimated as suitable behavioural models because of the general belief that due to their small brains their behaviour is innate and mostly invariable. Challenging this assumption, this fascinating book shows that rather than having a limited behavioural repertoire, spiders show surprising cognitive abilities, changing their behaviour to suit their situational needs. The team of authors unravels the considerable intra-specific as well as intra-individual variability and plasticity in different behaviours ranging from foraging and web building to communication and courtship. An introductory chapter on spider biology, systematics and evolution provides the reader with the necessary background information to understand the discussed behaviours and helps to place them into an evolutionary context. Highlighting an under-explored area of behaviour, this book will provide new ideas for behavioural researchers and students unfamiliar with spiders as well as a valuable resource for those already working in this intriguing field.

Author : Friedrich G. Barth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662048993

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A Spider’s World by Friedrich G. Barth Pdf

Spiders are wonderful creatures. Their varied and complex range of behavior and highly developed sensory systems are excellently adapted to the environmental conditions - as is proven by their evolutionary success. Over 400 million years, spiders have developed their sensory organs to a fascinating technical perfection and complexity. In his intriguing book, Professor Friedrich G. Barth puts this technical perfection into the context of "biology", in which the interaction between environment and sensory organs and the selectivity of the senses as a link between environment and behavior play a major role.

Author : William Eberhard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 679 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226534749

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Spider Webs by William Eberhard Pdf

In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers. For instance, one spider spins more than three precisely spaced, morphologically complex spiral attachments per second for up to fifteen minutes at a time. Spiders even adjust the mechanical properties of their famously strong silken lines to different parts of their webs and different environments, and make dramatic modifications in orb designs to adapt to available spaces. This extensive adaptive flexibility, involving decisions influenced by up to sixteen different cues, is unexpected in such small, supposedly simple animals. As Eberhard reveals, the extraordinary diversity of webs includes ingenious solutions to gain access to prey in esoteric habitats, from blazing hot and shifting sand dunes (to capture ants) to the surfaces of tropical lakes (to capture water striders). Some webs are nets that are cast onto prey, while others form baskets into which the spider flicks prey. Some aerial webs are tramways used by spiders searching for chemical cues from their prey below, while others feature landing sites for flying insects and spiders where the spider then stalks its prey. In some webs, long trip lines are delicately sustained just above the ground by tiny rigid silk poles. Stemming from the author’s more than five decades observing spider webs, this book will be the definitive reference for years to come.

Author : David H. Wise
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1995-01-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 052131061X

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Spiders in Ecological Webs by David H. Wise Pdf

A critical evaluation of the role of field experimentation in population and community ecology.

Author : Fred Punzo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Spiders
ISBN : UOM:39076002634488

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Spiders by Fred Punzo Pdf

Author : Subir Ranjan Kundu
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780323886123

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Spider Evolution by Subir Ranjan Kundu Pdf

Spider Evolution: Genetics, Behavior, and Ecological Influences provides a thorough exploration of the evolutionary trail of arachnids, particularly spider species, from prehistoric origins to current sustainability issues. This book analyzes extinct organisms in the Arachnida class, specifically looking at their phylogenomics and molecular footprints to understand evolutionary changes in diversification in today’s species. Sections cover spider origins and their influences on behavioral traits, physiology of sensory organs, and biomechanics, also touching on spiders as prey and predators and how their roles have changed in the 400 million years of Arachnida existence. The book then focuses upon current environmental issues facing spider species and how these have, and can, affect the evolution of these organisms. Topics include biodiversity minimization, climate change and natural disasters. This book is a much-needed resource for entomologists and arachnid- or arthropod-driven researchers. Advanced undergraduate and graduate students will also benefit from the historic review, current assessment and future predictions of spider evolution provided in this book. Provides a complete view of spider species from their first fossil evidence nearly 400 million years ago Focuses on climate change and biodiversity threats as environmental factors currently affecting these organisms Contains the most up-to-date knowledge on evolutionary genetics, physiology changes and behavioral outcomes

Author : Alex Córdoba-Aguilar,Daniel González-Tokman,Isaac González-Santoyo
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198797516

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Insect Behavior by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar,Daniel González-Tokman,Isaac González-Santoyo Pdf

Insects display a staggering diversity of behaviors. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral questions including the genetics of behavior, phenotypic plasticity, chemical communication, and the evolution of life-history traits. This accessible text offers a new approach that provides the reader with the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundations, at different hierarchical levels, to understand insect behavior. The book is divided into three main sections: mechanisms, ecological and evolutionary consequences, and applied issues. The final section places the preceding chapters within a framework of current threats to human survival - climate change, disease, and food security - before providing suggestions and insights as to how we can utilize an understanding of insect behavior to control and/or ameliorate them. Each chapter provides a concise, authoritative review of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological foundations of each topic.

Author : Friedrich G. Barth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662049007

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A Spider's World by Friedrich G. Barth Pdf

Author : Jae C. Choe,Bernard J. Crespi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997-03-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0521589770

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The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids by Jae C. Choe,Bernard J. Crespi Pdf

Comprehensive and unbeatable guide to the evolution of cooperation in insects and arachnids.

Author : Friedrich G. Barth
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Medical
ISBN : 3540420460

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A Spider’s World by Friedrich G. Barth Pdf

The spider's varied and complex range of behavior and highly developed sensory systems are examined here in the context of biology and the interaction between environment and sensory organs. 325 illustrations.

Author : Thomas Hesselberg,Dumas Gálvez
Publisher : Mdpi AG
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 3036573941

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Spider Ecology and Behaviour by Thomas Hesselberg,Dumas Gálvez Pdf

This Special Issue contains an editorial and ten papers on a range of fundamental and applied topics within the area of spider ecology and behaviour with one paper on biological control, seven papers on fundamental topics within the broad areas of ecology and behaviour, and two papers focusing on novel methodologies for studying spider behaviour.

Author : Wolfgang Nentwig
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642339899

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Spider Ecophysiology by Wolfgang Nentwig Pdf

With over 43,000 species, spiders are the largest predacious arthropod group. They have developed key characteristics such as multi-purpose silk types, venoms consisting of hundreds of components, locomotion driven by muscles and hydraulic pressure, a highly evolved key-lock mechanism between the complex genital structures, and many more unique features. After 300 million years of evolutionary refinement, spiders are present in all land habitats and represent one of the most successful groups of terrestrial organisms. Ecophysiology combines functional and evolutionary aspects of morphology, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology with ecology. Cutting-edge science in spiders focuses on the circulatory and respiratory system, locomotion and dispersal abilities, the immune system, endosymbionts and pathogens, chemical communication, gland secretions, venom components, silk structure, structure and perception of colours as well as nutritional requirements. Spiders are valuable indicator species in agroecosystems and for conservation biology. Modern transfer and application technologies research spiders and their products with respect to their value for biomimetics, material sciences, and the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Author : S.S. Bell,Earl D. McCoy,H.R. Mushinsky
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401130769

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Habitat Structure by S.S. Bell,Earl D. McCoy,H.R. Mushinsky Pdf

We conceived the idea for this book after teaching a graduate seminar on 'Habitat Complexity' at The University of South Florida. Discussions during the seminar led us to conclude that similar goals were to be found in studies of the topic that spanned the breadth of ecological research. Yet, the exact meaning of 'habitat structure', and the way in which it was measured, seemed to differ widely among subdisciplines. Our own research, which involves several sorts of ecology, convinced us that the differences among subdisciplines were indeed real ones, and that they did inhibit communica tion. We decided that interchange of ideas among researchers working in marine ecology, plant-animal interactions, physiological ecology, and other more-or-less independent fields would be worthwhile, in that it might lead to useful generalizations about 'habitat structure'. To foster this interchange of ideas. we organized a symposium to attract researchers working with a wide variety of organisms living in many habitats, but united in their interest in the topic of 'habitat structure'. The symposium was held at The University of South Florida's Chinsegut Hill Conference Center, in May. 1988. We asked participants to think about 'habitat structure' in new ways; to synthesize important, but fragmented, information; and. perhaps. to consider ways of translating ideas across systems. The chapters contained in this book reflect the participants' attempts to do so. The book is divided into four parts, by major themes that we have found useful categorizations.

Author : Jerome Casas
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780124159198

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Spider Physiology and by Jerome Casas Pdf

Table of contents vol. 41: The Sensory and Behavioural Biology of Whip Spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi) Dynamic Population Structure and the Evolution of Spider Mating Systems Spider Cognition The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs: Evolution from Silk to Ecosystems