Fossil Spiders
DOWNLOAD
Download Fossil Spiders PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Fossil Spiders book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Fossil Spiders
DOWNLOAD
Author : David Penney
language : en
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
Release Date : 2011
Fossil Spiders written by David Penney and has been published by Siri Scientific Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Amber fossils categories.
Compared to insects, fossil spiders have received only scant attention in the literature. Previously, the only works available were numerous scientific papers, many published in foreign languages. Most of these are basic descriptive taxonomic works, with very few considering broader biological concepts. Despite a significant increase in the discovery and description of fossil spiders within the last quarter Century this void remained unfilled. Thus, this short monograph aims to achieve several objectives. Firstly, to provide general and up to date background information on the overall importance and diversity of fossils spiders, including an indication of those groups for which the taxonomy is spurious and in need of reassessment. Secondly, to discuss the techniques available for working with fossil spiders and some of the problems encountered by palaeoarachnologists, including bias and limitations of the spider fossil record. Thirdly, the overall evolutionary history of spiders is summarized in the form of an evolutionary tree, which is subsequently used to address key issues of broad interest, such as origins, diversifications and extinctions, including the effects of mass extinctions and predator-prey co-radiations. Finally, the contribution that fossil data can make to understanding the past and present biogeography of the order is considered. This book should be of interest to both amateur and professional arachnologists and palaeontologists and will also serve as a general palaeontological reference work for neonologists studying extant spiders.
Fossil Arachnids
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jason A. Dunlop
language : en
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
Release Date : 2012
Fossil Arachnids written by Jason A. Dunlop and has been published by Siri Scientific Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Arachnida, Fossil categories.
Fossil arachnids date back more than 400 million years to the Silurian period, making them one of the first animal groups to appear in terrestrial ecosystems. This book provides information on what the arachnids are and their relationships to one another.
Spiders Of Panama
DOWNLOAD
Author : Nentwig
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Spiders Of Panama written by Nentwig and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Science categories.
in collaboration with Bruce Cutler and Stefan Heimer The available information, personal observations, and study of one facet of the beauties of the tropical rain forest of Panama is gathered into a much needed volume which includes the physical, biological, and spider environment of Panama. The complete list of known Panama spiders with literature references and a key to the families and most genera provides the user with an up-to-date guide to this fauna. With over 350 illustrations, numerous charts, graphs, and tables, the coverage of this volume goes far beyond the geographical boundary of the study, making it useful to all students of spiders.
Dominican Amber Spiders
DOWNLOAD
Author : David Penney
language : en
Publisher: Siri Scientific Press
Release Date : 2008
Dominican Amber Spiders written by David Penney and has been published by Siri Scientific Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Amber categories.
Spider Research In The 21st Century
DOWNLOAD
Author : David Penney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Spider Research In The 21st Century written by David Penney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Spiders categories.
The result is a great increase in multi-disciplinary research and novel avenues incorporating spiders as model organisms.
American Spiders And Their Spinning Work
DOWNLOAD
Author : Henry Christopher McCook (D.D.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
American Spiders And Their Spinning Work written by Henry Christopher McCook (D.D.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Spiders categories.
Spider Silk
DOWNLOAD
Author : Leslie Brunetta
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-08
Spider Silk written by Leslie Brunetta and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-08 with Science categories.
Spiders, objects of eternal human fascination, are found in many places: on the ground, in the air, and even under water. Leslie Brunetta and Catherine Craig have teamed up to produce a substantive yet entertaining book for anyone who has ever wondered, as a spider rappelled out of reach on a line of silk, “How do they do that?” The orb web, that iconic wheel-shaped web most of us associate with spiders, contains at least four different silk proteins, each performing a different function and all meshing together to create a fly-catching machine that has amazed and inspired humans through the ages. Brunetta and Craig tell the intriguing story of how spiders evolved over 400 million years to add new silks and new uses for silk to their survival “toolkit” and, in the telling, take readers far beyond the orb. The authors describe the trials and triumphs of spiders as they use silk to negotiate an ever-changing environment, and they show how natural selection acts at the genetic level and as individuals struggle for survival.
Spider Evolution
DOWNLOAD
Author : Subir Ranjan Kundu
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2021-10-14
Spider Evolution written by Subir Ranjan Kundu and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-14 with Science categories.
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
Spider Behaviour
DOWNLOAD
Author : Marie Elisabeth Herberstein
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-01-27
Spider Behaviour written by Marie Elisabeth Herberstein and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-27 with Medical categories.
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.
Field Guide To The Spiders Of California And The Pacific Coast States
DOWNLOAD
Author : Richard J. Adams
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2014-01-28
Field Guide To The Spiders Of California And The Pacific Coast States written by Richard J. Adams and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-28 with Nature categories.
"A user-friendly guide to identifying and understanding the spiders of the Pacific Coast. There are 67 families of spiders found in North America, and 59 of them can be found in California. This field guide will cover all 59 of those families, including introduced species and common garden spiders--those will be given extra coverage. Each family is reviewed including details of their identification, taxonomy, distribution, and natural history. There will be a full color plate for each of the families."--