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This latest volume in this series contains articles on Arachnid Physiology and Behaviour.The papers in this special issue give rise to key themes for the… Read more
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Contributors
Preface
The Sensory and Behavioural Biology of Whip Spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi)
1 Introduction
2 Whip spider sensory biology
3 Whip spider behavioural biology
4 Conclusions
Dynamic Population Structure and the Evolution of Spider Mating Systems
1 Introduction
2 Spider reproductive and life-history traits
3 Spatial variation
4 Temporal variation
5 Adaptations towards an uncertain world
6 Conclusions and future directions
Spider Cognition
1 Crossing the cognitive line
2 Paying attention
3 Perception
4 Communication
5 Cognition via chemistry
6 What is it like to be a spider?
The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs
1 Introduction
2 Orb web function during prey capture
3 How costly are orb webs?
4 Plasticity and response to the environment
5 Beyond prey capture: orb webs as habitats
6 Evolution of orb webs
7 New horizons
Combined Index of Volumes 40 and 41
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