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Urbanization affects web abundance and aggregation of a funnel-weaving spider, Agelenopsis pennsylvanica (Agelenidae)
Animals distribute themselves within habitats based on a variety of environmental conditions, including those impacted by urbanization. Suspected...
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Does prey characteristics influence web-building plasticity of the ecologically dominant orb-web weaving spider, Neoscona theisi (Walckenaer 1841)?
Spiders are the pre-eminent silk producers and many species construct orb webs to capture the insect prey. The present study was focused on the...
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Scale insects contribute to spider conservation in urban trees and shrubs
Urbanization filters arthropod communities and selects for species tolerant of urban conditions. Spiders are key generalist predators in urban...
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Bamboo slivers with high strength and toughness prepared by alkali treatment at a proper temperature
Despite bamboo slivers having long been used to manufacture bamboo weaving products, the flexibility is still well below satisfactory, especially for...
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Wool Textiles of the Sierra de Zongolica, Mexico. The Resha** of Craft Traditions and Biocultural Landscapes
The case of wool textiles and the Nahua artisans of the Sierra de Zongolica in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, is addressed from an ethnobotanical...
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Do the food availability conditions influence the stage-specific prey choice and predation attributes of agroecosystem-inhabiting spiders?
Present study was designed to assess the predation attributes of the hunting ( Oxyopes javanus and Pardosa sumatrana ) and web-weaving ( Neoscona theisi ...
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Natural Dye Plants in Turkey
The natural dyes obtained from the plants in Turkey have been used for centuries, in traditional textiles, carpets, rugs and woven products. The...
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The Shape of Weaver: Investigating Shape Disparity in Orb-Weaving Spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) Using Geometric Morphometrics
Sexual size dimorphism in orb-weaving spiders is a relatively well-studied phenomenon, and numerous works have documented evolutionary variation in...
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Weaving the Semelai Knowledge-Practice-Belief: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Farming in Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia
The importance of indigenous knowledge is widely acknowledged in the reclamation, revitalization, and renewal of knowledge systems, culture, lands,...
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Spider behaviours increase trap efficacy
AbstractOrb-weaving spiders often use their legs to briefly jerk the radii of the web, generating intense vibrations throughout the web. Several...
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Consequences of a terrestrial insect invader on stream-riparian food webs of the central Appalachians, USA
The terrestrial invader hemlock woolly adelgid ( Adelges tsugae ) decimates eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ) stands that dominate riparian zones of...
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Wool Textiles of the Sierra de Zongolica, Mexico, the Resha** of Craft Traditions and Biocultural Landscapes
The case of wool textiles and the Nahua artisans of the Sierra de Zongolica in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, is addressed from an ethnobotanical...
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Ecology and Ecosystems Analysis
The goal of this book is to convey the rich perspectives, principles, and enchantment of ecology to a broad audience of students and lifelong...
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Africa’s Premier Fiber Tree
Although the baobab can be described as a multipurpose tree wherever it grows, it is also true that different groups throughout its range emphasize...
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Attachment discs of the diving bell spider Argyroneta aquatica
To adhere their silk threads for the construction of webs and to fix the dragline, spiders produce attachment discs of piriform silk. Uniquely, the...
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Diversity and Species Abundance of Spiders of Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve
Spiders are extremely abundant throughout the country, but our knowledge of the Indian spiders is very fragmentary. Nonetheless only a few studies...
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Smoke and Mirrors: The Global Trade in Fern (Lygodium circinnatum) Fiber Basketry
This study aims to: (1) clarify confusion about Lygodium circinnatum fern fiber used in Bali, Indonesia, to weave basketry for international export,...
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Sedges on the edge: new agronomic and research opportunities?
BackgroundThe paper by Tan and co-authors in this issue of Plant and Soil explores feedback mechanisms between functional traits and soil nutrient...
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Two new life types and assessment of web-associated behavioral characteristics of some Oligonychus species on various host plants
The webbing life type of three spider mite species of the genus Oligonychus was studied based on web-associated behavioral characteristics. All...
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