TY - JOUR T1 - Tests for sex differences in fitness-linked traits in the spider Agelenopsis aperta (Araneae: Agelenidae) JF - Journal of Insect Behavior Y1 - 1994 A1 - Singer, Fred A1 - Riechert, Susan E. SP - 517 EP - 532 KW - Agelenopsis aperta (Araneae). KW - Agelenopsis aperta [Weight / / Fitness indicator KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Biometrics KW - Carrizozo KW - comparative test of KW - comparative test of sexual differences] [Natural KW - comparative tests for sex differences]. KW - differences] [Agonistic behaviour / / Link to fitness indicator & tests KW - Ecology KW - Evolution KW - Fitness linked traits KW - for sex differences] [Territoriality / / ] [Survival / / Body mass KW - for sex differences] [Webs / / Site selection KW - Habitat utilization KW - Land zones KW - link to fitness & test KW - Nearctic region KW - North America KW - Population dynamics KW - preference / / Web site quality discrimination KW - relations & linked behavioural traits KW - Reproduction KW - selection / / Fitness linked behavioural traits KW - Sex differences KW - sex differences in linked traits] [Behavioural sex differences / / KW - test of sex differences] [Habitat KW - tests for sex KW - USA KW - USA] [New Mexico / / AB - The idea that traits linked to individual fitness may differ between males and females was tested in the desert funnel-web spider, Agelenopsis aperta. The study entailed comparison of juvenile male and female behavior with respect to three traits previously shown to be linked to female body mass and ultimately to individual female fitness: habitat discrimination, territorial behavior, and agonistic behavior. As juveniles, male and female spiders behave similarly: they utilize the same habitat cues in locating web sites, maintain similar territory sizes, and exhibit the same behavior patterns in territorial disputes. Like females, males that obtain the highest-quality web sites achieve a greater body mass and are more likely to survive to maturity. VL - 7 SN - 0892-7553 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13100049255 N1 - ZOOR13100049255 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sheet-web construction by Melpomene sp. (Araneae: Agelenidae) JF - Journal of Arachnology Y1 - 2011 A1 - Rojas, Andres SP - 189 EP - 193 KW - America KW - Animal constructions KW - Central KW - Ecology KW - Jose / ]. KW - Land zones KW - Melpomene (Araneae). KW - Melpomene [Webs / Sheet web construction behaviour / ] [Costa Rica / San KW - Neotropical region AB - Sheet-webs are built by a variety of unrelated spiders. Some of these spiders are common, but information on their web construction behavior is scarce. This study describes the sheet-web construction behavior of Melpomene sp. (Agelenidae) and the sites where webs are built. I recorded the beginning of sheet-web construction by several spiders and analyzed photographs of webs in the field and the laboratory. Web construction consisted basically of two alternating behaviors: laying support threads and the filling in the sheet. These behaviors were repeated during several construction sessions until the available area was filled, or until the web reached approximately 80 cm2. Apparently the spider uses both ampullate and aciniform lines for web construction, contrary to a recent description. VL - 39 SN - 0161-8202 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR14710073585 N1 - ZOOR14710073585 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Communication chez les araignees: la rencontre des sexes chez Tegenaria domestica (Agelenidae) JF - Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux Y1 - 1990 A1 - Roland, C. A1 - Krafft, B. SP - 243 EP - 248 KW - [Territoriality / / Territory making by female KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Chemical KW - Communication KW - communication] [Pheromones / / Sexual communication role] [Tactile KW - Ecology KW - laboratory study] [Reproductive behaviour / / Sexual KW - Reproduction KW - role in sexual KW - role of chemical & mechanical signals] [Webs / / Vibration]. KW - role of pheromones KW - Sensory reception KW - signals KW - signals / / Web vibration] [Species recognition / / Sexual encounters KW - Social behaviour KW - Tegenaria domestica (Araneae). KW - Tegenaria domestica [Mechanoreception / / Web vibration role in sexual KW - territory marking & web] VL - 6 SN - 0257-0076 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12800006777 N1 - ZOOR12800006777 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reproductive behaviour and distribution of sensillae in males and females of Tegenaria atrica C.L. Koch (Agelenidae). JF - Bulletin des Academie & Societe Lorraines des Sciences Y1 - 1999 A1 - Prouvost, Olivier A1 - Keller, Jean-Marie A1 - Trabalon, Marie SP - 6 EP - 14 KW - [Prosomal legs / First pair leg sensillae / ] [Morphological sex KW - / Female]. KW - Animal constructions KW - Appendages KW - Behaviour KW - Communication KW - differences KW - differences / / Pedipalp & leg sensillae analysis] [Chemical signals / KW - Ecology KW - General morphology KW - Intersexual communication / Female webs] [Tactile signals / / ] [Webs / KW - Mouthparts KW - Reproduction KW - Sex KW - sex differences] KW - Tegenaria atrica (Araneae). KW - Tegenaria atrica [Pedipalps / / Sensillae analysis VL - 38 SN - 0567-6576 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13700000026 N1 - ZOOR13700000026 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contact sex signals on web and cuticle of Tegenaria atrica (Araneae, Agelenidae) JF - Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology Y1 - 1999 A1 - Prouvost, Olivier A1 - Trabalon, Marie A1 - Papke, Mirjam A1 - Schulz, Stefan SP - 194 EP - 202 KW - / Female chemical sex recognition signals KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Biochemistry KW - Communication KW - cuticle & web KW - Ecology KW - female cuticle & web] [Chemical signals / / ] [Webs / / ]. KW - Integument KW - Male responses to female sexual receptivity] [Cuticle / KW - Reproduction KW - Reproductive behaviour KW - sexual receptivity KW - significance] [Sex recognition / / Chemical sex recognition signals on KW - Tegenaria atrica (Araneae). KW - Tegenaria atrica [Lipids / / Contact sex recognition signals on female AB - Qualitative changes in lipid content and composition were examined on the web and cuticle of Tegenaria atrica females in relation to sexual receptivity. In this spider species, 78 different compounds were detected by gas chromatography in the cuticle extract and 50 in the web; 28 identical compounds were present both on the spider silk and the cuticle of the female. The components were long-chain aliphatic hydrocarbons, fatty acids, and esters. On the web, sexual receptivity was correlated with changes in eleven polar compounds. On the cuticle, sexual receptivity was correlated with changes in eight polar compounds and 26 hydrocarbons. Bioassays demonstrated that the methanol eluate of webs and females were involved in stimulating the sexual behavior of males. Qualitative and/or quantitative changes in hexadecanoic acid, octadecadienoic acid, octadecenoic acid, methyl palmitate, methyl octadecanoate, and n-tricosane could play a role in the contact sex signals from web and cuticle ofT. atrica. VL - 40 SN - 0739-4462 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13600003094 N1 - ZOOR13600003094 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interactions between the social spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae, Theridiidae) and foreign spiders that frequent its nests JF - Journal of Arachnology Y1 - 2007 A1 - Perkins, T. Alex A1 - Riechert, Susan E. A1 - Jones, Thomas C. SP - 143 EP - 152 KW - [Associations / Anelosimus studiosus (Arachnida) / Foreigner KW - / ]. KW - America KW - Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae): [Prey]. KW - Anelosimus studiosus [Associations / Araneae (Arachnida) / Foreigner KW - Animal constructions KW - Araneae (Arachnida): [Predator]. KW - Araneae [Arachnid prey / Anelosimus studiosus / Intraguild predation KW - Araneae / Intraguild predation events in nests KW - Associations KW - benefits of interactions] [Alabama / / ] [Florida / / ] [Tennessee / KW - cooccurrences in nests & costs & benefits of interactions KW - cooccurrences with hosts in nests & interaction costs & benefits]. KW - Diet KW - Ecology KW - events in prey nests KW - Florida & KW - foreigner cooccurrence & KW - interaction cost-benefits] [Nests / / Foreigner cooccurrences & costs & KW - Land zones KW - loss & foreigner cooccurrence relationships] [Arachnid predators / KW - Nearctic region KW - North KW - Nutrition KW - Population dynamics KW - predator-prey cooccurrence relationships KW - Predators KW - Prey KW - Tennessee] [Population censuses / Nest status censuses / Rate of nest KW - USA KW - USA] AB - Because competition for resources generally leads to the spatial exclusion of species using similar resources, it is surprising that foreign spider species are frequently observed in or near the nests of the social spider, Anelosimus studiosus (Hentz 1850) (Theridiidae). In this study, we quantified the frequency of A. studiosus-foreign spider co-occurrence and completed experiments designed to explain the nature of the host-foreign spider species associations. Four families were numerically prominent nest associates of A. studiosus: Salticidae, Anyphaenidae, Araneidae and Tetragnathidae. These families and the Agelenidae (intermediate association rate) and (Philodromidae) (infrequent association rate) were subjected to further study. In choice trials, no foreign spider family discriminated nest silk or A. studiosus, itself, from the foliage the nest is built in. Predation events and maximum inter-individual spacing were significant outcomes of induced pair-wise interactions between host and foreign spiders for all families. Predation events were almost exclusively foreign on host. Field census results show that a close correspondence exists between the rate of loss of A. studiosus nests over time and the association rate of anyphaenids and agelenids at particular sites: these two families were the prominent predators on A. studiosus in laboratory trials. In reciprocal predation tests, juveniles suffered less predation in the presence of a mother; in the reciprocal trials, mothers also suffered less predation from foreign spiders when juveniles were present. VL - 35 SN - 0161-8202 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR14309061080 N1 - ZOOR14309061080 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The silk-producing system of Linyphia triangularis (Araneae, Linyphiidae) and some comparisons with Araneidae. Structure, histochemistry and function JF - Zoomorphology (Berlin) Y1 - 1991 A1 - Peters, H. M. A1 - Kovoor, J. SP - 1 EP - 17 KW - / ] [Webs / / Structure & thread morphology]. KW - Animal constructions KW - Appendages KW - Araneidae (Araneae). KW - Araneidae [Silk glands / / Comparison with Linyphiidae] [Spinnerets / KW - comparison with Araneidae] [Spinnerets / / ] [Webs / / KW - Ecology KW - function KW - General morphology KW - histochemistry & KW - Linyphia triangularis (Araneae). KW - Linyphia triangularis [Silk glands / / Morphology KW - Structure & thread morphology]. AB - The spinning apparatus of Linyphia triangularis, adult females and males, was studied with the scanning electron microscope and the main anatomical and histochemcial characteristics of the silk glands, including the epigastric apparatus of males, are presented. The epigastric glands seem to be important for the construction of sperm webs. A detailed account of the use of the different kinds of silk in web building is given. This spinning apparatus of Linyphia closely corresponds to the araneid pattern. Characteristic of linyphiid spiders is the poor development of the aciniform glands. Corresponding to the minor importance of capture threads of Linyphia, the triads (aggregate and flagelliform glands) are less developed than in Araneidae. Linyphia make much less use of the secretions of the piriform glands for connecting threads than Araneidae. Capture threads adhere to other threads of their own glue; other threads seem mostly to be bound to one another by the secretion of the minor ampullate glands whose chemical properties, in Linyphia, appear espescially adapted to this function. Neither the anatomical and histochemical data concerning the spinning apparatus nor the structure of the webs provide any indication of close relationships between Linyphiidae and Agelenidae, as was recently claimed. VL - 111 SN - 0720-213X UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12800063025 N1 - ZOOR12800063025 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Volume 21. Araneae T2 - Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Volume 21. Araneae. Y1 - 1978 A1 - Paik, K. Y. SP - 1 EP - 546 KW - [General morphology / / General external & internal anatomy] [Webs / / KW - [South Korea / / Checklist KW - 174]. KW - 237]. KW - 301]. KW - 362]. KW - 393]. KW - 411]. KW - Agelenidae - Koch 1837 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. 314]. KW - Amaurobiidae - Thorell 1870 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Animal constructions KW - Araneae (Arachnida): [Key to families, South Korea, p. 161]. KW - Araneae [Bibliographies / / indexed by species] [Checklists / / ] KW - Argyronetidae - Menge 1871 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Asia KW - Atypidae - Bertkau 1878 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. 168]. KW - bibliography]. KW - Dictynidae - Pickard-Cambridge 1871 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South KW - Documentation KW - Ecology KW - Eurasia KW - General KW - General account] [Zoogeography / / analysis of faunal characteristics] KW - Gnaphosidae - Pocock 1898 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Hahniidae - Bertkau 1878 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Heteropodidae - Thorell 1873 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Key KW - Keys KW - Korea, p. 181]. KW - Korea, p. 187]. KW - Land zones KW - Linyphiidae - Blackwall 1859 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. KW - Mimetidae - Simon 1890 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. 283]. KW - Morphology KW - Palaearctic region KW - Pholcidae - Koch 1850 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. 222]. KW - Pisauridae - Simon 1890 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South Korea, p. 367]. KW - Publications KW - systematic account of species & KW - Systematics KW - Taxonomy KW - Uloboridae - Pickard-Cambridge 1871 (Araneae): [Key to genera, South KW - Zoogeography JF - Illustrated flora and fauna of Korea. Volume 21. Araneae. PB - Ministry of Education, Seoul, Korea UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR11600000226 N1 - ZOOR11600000226Book ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Spinning apparatus for the dragline silk in the funnel-web spider Agelena limbata (Araneae: Agelenidae) JF - Animal Cells and Systems Y1 - 2008 A1 - Park, Jong-Gu A1 - Moon, Muyung-Jin SP - 109 EP - 116 KW - Agelena limbata (Araneae). KW - Agelena limbata [Silk glands / Dragline silk-producing apparatus KW - Animal constructions KW - Appendages KW - Ecology KW - General morphology KW - structure & function / ] [Spinnerets / / ] [Webs / / ]. AB - Among the four kinds of silk glands in the funnel-web spider Agelena limbata, the ampullate gland for dragline silk production is the most predominate one in both sexes, and is composed of three functional parts - excretory duct, storage ampulla and convoluted tail regions. Two pairs of major ampullate glands send secretory ductules to the anterior spinnerets, and another two pairs of minor ampullate glands supply the middle spinnerets. There are no apparent differences between the major and minor ampullate glands not only the external spigots but also their internal silk glands. However, the microstructure is very unique in this spider, because each gland has spherical shaped storage sac with twig-like branched tails. Nevertheless, the wall of the secretory region is similarly composed of a single layer of epithelial cells. The mature secretory silks in glandular epithelium are closely packed and accumulated as electron-opaque vesicles. Most of the secretory products which originated from the rough endoplasmic reticula (rER) are grown up by fusion with the surrounding small vesicles however, the Golgi complex does not seem to play an important role in this process of secretion. VL - 12 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR14502011747 N1 - ZOOR14502011747 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - To the knowledge of the funnel-web spides spider Agelena labyrinthica (Araneae, Agelenidae) in the Transuralian forest steppe JF - Zoologicheskii Zhurnal Y1 - 1995 A1 - Mazura, N. S. A1 - Esyunin, S. L. SP - 139 EP - 143 KW - [Population density / / Web abundance as indicator] [Webs / / Funnel KW - adaptation / / Funnel web KW - Agelena labyrinthica (Araneae): [Predator]. KW - Agelena labyrinthica [Insect prey / / Spectrum KW - Animal constructions KW - capture / / Funnel web structure relationships] [Evolutionary KW - Diet KW - Ecology KW - Eurasia KW - Evolution KW - Feeding behaviour KW - feeding ecology relationships]. KW - Foraging KW - forest steppe] [Food preferences / / Insect prey spectrum] [Food KW - Funnel web structure KW - Habitat KW - influencing factors KW - insect prey capture relationships] KW - Land zones KW - Nutrition KW - Palaearctic region KW - Population dynamics KW - Prey KW - structure role in feeding ecology] [Russia / / Chelyabinsk Region KW - Terrestrial habitat KW - web structure role in food capture] [Forest and woodland / / web VL - 74 SN - 0044-5134 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13200068494 N1 - ZOOR13200068494 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contribution a l'etude de l'ecosysteme foret claire (Miombo) au Shaba (Zaire). Note 32: Strategie, effectif et biomasse des araignees en Miombo JF - Revue de Zoologie Africaine Y1 - 1979 A1 - Malaisse, F. A1 - Benoit, P. L. G. SP - 485 EP - 499 KW - Africa KW - Afrotropical region KW - Animal constructions KW - Araneae (Arachnida). KW - Araneae [Biomass / / Seasonal variation] [Ecological niche / / KW - Ecological strategies & biomass]. KW - Ecology KW - Land zones KW - position KW - strategies & biomass] [Webs / / ] [Congo-Kinshasa / / Shaba AB - Nine principal types of ecological niches were distinguished within the spider population of Zambezian open woodlands. Monthly values of the number and biomass of spiders of the herbaceous stratum of an open woodland in the environs of Lubumbashi were noted. Values observed in the open woodland were between those of Sahel savannas and sub-Guinean savannas. Analysis of the relative importance of various families of the herbaceous stratum of the Sahba open woodland indicated a great similarity with that of the Ivory Coast preforest savanna. More than 20 spp. are considered. Of the Opiliones, the principal family of spiders was Asamiidae. Of the Araneae, the principal families were Lycosidae, Araneidae, Salticidae, Thomisidae, Oxyopidae, Loxoscelidae, Zodariidae, Drassidae, Mimetidae, Ctenidae, Pisauridae, Agelenidae, Theridiidae, Sparassidae, Clubionidae, Palpimanidae, Tetragnathidae and Pholcidae. VL - 93 SN - 0035-1814 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR11600032946 N1 - ZOOR11600032946 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - La rapprochement des sexes chez Coelotes terrestris (Wilder) (Araneae, Agelenidae): etude des phenomenes vibratoires transmis par la toile lors de la rencontre des partenaires JF - Biology of Behaviour Y1 - 1986 A1 - Leborgne, R. SP - 205 EP - 216 KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Biophysics KW - Chemical signals KW - Coelotes terrestris (Araneae). KW - Coelotes terrestris [Biophysics / / Vibratory patterns of male palpal KW - Communication KW - drumming KW - drumming & pheromone stimulus relationship] [Pheromones / / Female KW - Ecology KW - male vibratory patterns] [Pair formation / / Palpal KW - pair formation KW - palpal drumming KW - pheromone] [Webs / / Transmission of male palpal drumming vibrations]. KW - Possible response to female KW - possible stimulus for male palpal drumming] [Tactile signals / / Male KW - Reproduction KW - Reproductive behaviour KW - role in pair formation] [Sexual dimorphism / / Behaviour in KW - vibration pheomenon AB - This paper gives a description and an analysis of the vibratory phenomena generated on the web by the behaviour of the two partners during male-female Coelotes terrestris encounters. Male behaviours were not very spectacular and the acts expressed did not show a particular sequential organization. In most cases, approaches of the male toward the female were only accompanied by vibrations of the abdomen. The fact that these vibrations or palpal drumming could be expressed by the male before contact with the female indicates the possibility of the presence of a female pheromone. The observations are discussed in terms of ethological barriers and, as there occurred some gradation in male and female behaviours, in terms of mate choice. VL - 11 SN - 0397-7153 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12400032904 N1 - ZOOR12400032904 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of Agelena labyrinthica (Clerck, 1757) webs (Agelenidae) in an unfertilized, calcareous grassland in the Swiss Jura mountains JF - Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft Y1 - 1998 A1 - Ledergerber, Stephan A1 - Baur, Bruno SP - 275 EP - 283 KW - [Switzerland / / Jura mountains KW - & site tenacity] [Webs / / Spatial distribution KW - Agelena labyrinthica (Araneae). KW - Agelena labyrinthica [Population density / / temporal patterns KW - Animal constructions KW - calcareous grassland] [Distribution within habitat / / Web distribution KW - density KW - density & size] KW - Ecology KW - Eurasia KW - Europe KW - Habitat KW - Land zones KW - maintenance] [Grassland / / Web distribution KW - Palaearctic region KW - Population dynamics KW - size & KW - Terrestrial KW - Vicques]. AB - The spatial distribution, density and size of sheet-funnel webs of the spider Agelena labyrinthica (CLERCK, 1757) were examined in a nutrient-poor, calcareous grassland in the Northwestern Swiss Jura mountains over a period of four years (1993-1996). Individuals of A. labyrinthica are known for their high web-site tenacity. Webs of A. labyrinthica showed an aggregated dispersion pattern. Web density was significantly higher in 1993 (0.23 webs/ml) than in the three succeeding years (0.06, 0.07 and 0.05 webs/m2). In each year there was a pronounced spatial heterogeneity of web density in the grassland examined. There was also a considerable variability in web size (area of the horizontal sheet) within and between years (range of yearly mean values: 50.2-96.8 cm2). However, web size was not affected by web density. After successful hibernation spiderlings frequently chose the same positions for web construction as did spiders of the parent generation in the preceding year. This indicates that certain spots in the grassland might be particularly suitable for webs of A. labyrinthica. VL - 71 SN - 0036-7575 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13500048333 N1 - ZOOR13500048333 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - How to know the spiders. W JF - C Brown Co Dubuque Iowa Y1 - 1972 A1 - Kaston, B. J. SP - Unpaginated KW - / ] [Webs / / Structure]. KW - Achaearanea (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 108]. KW - Agelenidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 173]. KW - Amaurobiidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 82]. KW - Animal constructions KW - Antrodiaetidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America. p. 58]. KW - Anyphaenidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 231]. KW - Araneae (Arachnida): [Key to families, North America, p. 35]. KW - Araneae [Collecting techniques / / ] [Body form / / ] [Toxins and KW - Araneidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 146]. KW - Argiope (Araneae): [Key to species, North America, p. 138]. KW - Behaviour KW - Biochemistry KW - Carnivorous feeding KW - Clubionidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 217]. KW - Courtship KW - Ctenidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 234]. KW - Ctenium (Araneae): [Key to species, North America, p. 115]. KW - Ctenizidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 66]. KW - Dictynidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 78]. KW - Dipluridae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 64]. KW - Ecology KW - Feeding KW - General morphology KW - Gnaphosidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 209]. KW - Hahniidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 183]. KW - Key KW - Latrodectus (Araneae): [Key to species, North America, p. 103]. KW - Linyphiidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 120]. KW - Lycosidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America. p. 191]. KW - Mecicobothriidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 60]. KW - Mimetidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 185]. KW - Oonopidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 90]. KW - Oxyopidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 207]. KW - Pholcidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 94]. KW - Pisauridae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 187]. KW - Plectreuridae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 89]. KW - Reproduction KW - reproductive KW - Salticidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 249]. KW - Sparassidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 235]. KW - Systematics KW - Taxonomy KW - Techniques KW - Tetragnathidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 168]. KW - Theraphosidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 63]. KW - Theridiidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 98]. KW - Thomisidae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 237]. KW - Uloboridae (Araneae): [Key to genera, North America, p. 74]. KW - venoms / / ] [Predation / / ] [Courtship display / / ] [Life habit / VL - 1-289 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR10900013825 N1 - ZOOR10900013825 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Ecology of spiders inhabiting abandoned mines mammal burrows in South African savanna JF - Oecologia (Berlin) Y1 - 1988 A1 - Heidger, C. SP - 303 EP - 306 KW - [Distribution within habitat / / Space requirements] [Habitat KW - [Transvaal / / Nylsvley Nature Reserve]. KW - / / Mammalia KW - / Abandoned mammalian burrows] [Distribution within habitat / / Space KW - abandoned mammalian KW - Africa KW - Agelena ocellata (Araneae): [Predator]. KW - Agelena ocellata [Diet / / Arthropod prey records KW - Animal constructions KW - arachnid KW - Araneae (Arachnida). KW - Araneae [Community structure / / Abandoned mammalian burrows KW - Associations KW - brantsi [Nest and burrow fauna / / Araneae (Arachnida) KW - burrows] [Prey / / Arthropoda KW - colonization / / Artificial mammalian burrows] [Grassland / / ecology KW - community KW - Diet KW - Ecology KW - Ecology in abandoned burrows KW - Ecology in abandoned burrows] [Population density / / ] KW - ecology] [Grassland / / arachnid ecology in abandoned burrows] KW - Euprosthenops proximus KW - Euprosthenops proximus (Araneae). KW - Habitat KW - in abandoned mammalian burrows] [Transvaal / / Nylsvley Nature KW - Land KW - Mammalia KW - Mammalia (Vertebrata). KW - Mammalia [Nest and burrow fauna / / Araneae (Arachnida) KW - Nutrition KW - Orycteropus afer KW - Orycteropus afer (Orycteropodidae). KW - Pedetes capensis KW - Pedetes capensis (Pedetidae). KW - Phacochoerus aethiopicus KW - Phacochoerus aethiopicus (Suidae). KW - Population dynamics KW - Records KW - requirements] [Grassland / / ecology in abandoned mammalian burrows] KW - Reserve]. KW - savanna KW - savanna] [Burrows / / Abandoned KW - savanna] [Nest and burrow fauna KW - savanna] [Population density / KW - Smeringopus pallidus (Araneae). KW - Smeringopus pallidus [Nest and burrow fauna / / KW - South Africa KW - Tatera KW - Tatera brantsi (Muridae). KW - Terrestrial habitat KW - Transvaal]. KW - utilization KW - zones AB - In the Nylsvley Nature Reserve, in the South African savanna, the spider community in 320 abandoned mammal burrows was investigated. Three species, Agelena ocellata (Agelenidae), Euprosthenops proximus (Pisauridae) and Smeringopus pallidus (Pholcidae), coexisted in the burrows. The number of individuals and the number of species inhabiting the burrows increased with burrow size. Gerbil burrows were apparently too small to provide space for more than one individual of any of the three species. Only the burrows of springhares, warthogs, and antbears contained more than one spider. When artificial burrows were provided a rapid increase in settlement resulted. Competition for space therefore seems to be the determining factor influencing the population size. A relatively low number of prey items (136, in 119 webs) were found in agelenid webs only. Kleptoparasitic ants were observed stealing prey items from the webs. VL - 76 SN - 0029-8549 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12500033335 N1 - ZOOR12500033335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A systematic study of the spider genus Calymmaria (Araneae: Agelenidae) JF - Dissertation Abstracts International B Sciences and Engineering Y1 - 1983 A1 - Heiss, J. S. SP - 3127 EP - 3128 KW - 3127]. KW - 3128]. KW - Animal constructions KW - Appendages KW - Calymmaria - Chamberlin & Ivie 1937 (Araneae): [Systematic accounts, KW - Calymmaria [Webs / / Structure] [Habitat / / ]. KW - Calymmaria californica KW - Calymmaria californica - (Banks) (Araneae): [Description, Female KW - Calymmaria cavicola - (Banks) (Araneae): [Synonymy, Dissertation, p. KW - Calymmaria emertoni KW - Calymmaria emertoni - (Simon) (Araneae): [Description, Male palpus, KW - Calymmaria lora - (Chamberlin & Ivie) (Araneae): [Description, Male KW - Calymmaria lora [Pedipalps / / Male palpus KW - Calymmaria montavencis - (Bishop & Crosby) (Araneae): [Synonymy, KW - Calymmaria persica - (Hentz) (Araneae): [Synonymy, Dissertation, p. KW - Calymmaria quadrata - (Exline) (Araneae): [Synonymy, Dissertation, p. KW - Calymmaria shastae - (Chamberlin & Ivie) (Araneae): [Description, Female KW - Calymmaria shastae [Genitalia / / Female KW - Cladistic classification, Dissertation, p. 3128 KW - Dissertation, p. 3127 KW - Dissertation, p. 3128]. KW - Ecology KW - Epigynum KW - epigynum, first time illustrated, dissertation, p. 3128]. KW - First KW - first time illustrated, dissertation, p. 3128 KW - first time illustrated]. KW - General morphology KW - Habitat KW - Key KW - Key to species, Dissertation, p. 3127]. KW - Mouthparts KW - Nomenclature KW - p. 3127]. KW - palpus, first time illustrated, dissertation, p. 3128]. KW - Reproduction KW - reproductive KW - Synonymy, Dissertation, KW - system KW - Systematics KW - Taxonomy KW - time illustrated]. KW - Type of classification VL - 43 SN - 0419-4217 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12000025149 N1 - ZOOR12000025149 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The biology of Tuberta maerens (Araneae, Agelenidae) JF - Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society Y1 - 1995 A1 - Hambler, Clive SP - 97 EP - 100 KW - [Longevity / / ] [Mortality / / ] [Distribution within habitat / / KW - Animal constructions KW - Development KW - Dispersal] [Habitat preference / / ] [Webs / / Structure] [Palaearctic KW - Ecology KW - Feeding behaviour KW - habitat & prey preferences & life KW - Habitat utilization KW - history]. KW - Land zones KW - Life cycle and development KW - Nutrition KW - Population dynamics KW - region / / Distribution KW - Reproduction KW - Reproductive behaviour KW - Reproductive productivity KW - season / / Time & duration] [Egg number / / Notes] [Development / / ] KW - Tuberta maerens (Araneae). KW - Tuberta maerens [Food preferences / / Prey preferences] [Breeding KW - web type VL - 10 SN - 0524-4994 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR13200037494 N1 - ZOOR13200037494 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Homing behavior of funnel web spiders (Agelenidae) by means of web-related cues JF - Naturwissenschaften Y1 - 1988 A1 - Gorner, P. SP - 209 EP - 211 KW - / / Associated cues role in homing orientation]. KW - Agelena (Araneae). KW - Agelena [Orientation / / role of web related cues] [Homing / / ] [Webs KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Ecology VL - 75 SN - 0028-1042 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12500003003 N1 - ZOOR12500003003 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Calymmaria emertoni (Simon) (Arachnida, Araneida, Agelenidae), a cave twilight spider: troglophile status, range extension, and natural history JF - Speleobiology Notes Y1 - 2009 A1 - Crawford, Rodney L. SP - 6 EP - 8 KW - Animal constructions KW - Calymmaria emertoni (Araneae): [New record]. KW - Calymmaria emertoni [Webs / / New record] [Cave habitat / / KW - distribution KW - Ecology KW - Habitat KW - Land KW - natural history] [Oregon / / ] [Washington / / ]. KW - Nearctic region KW - North America KW - Subterranean habitat KW - USA KW - zones VL - 1 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR14509056491http://www.nsm.buffalo.edu/Research/SPELEOBIOLOGY_NOTES/index.php/Speleo/issue/archive N1 - ZOOR14509056491 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Barriere ethologique et complementarite des signaux chez deux especes sympatriques de tegenaires (Araneae, Agelenidae) JF - Biology of Behaviour Y1 - 1986 A1 - Boulanger, P. A1 - Leborgne, R. A1 - Kraft, B. SP - 145 EP - 156 KW - [Tactile signals / / significance for reproductive isolation] [Webs / KW - / Tactile courtship signals KW - Animal constructions KW - Behaviour KW - Communication KW - courtship behaviour & tactile signals significance] KW - Ecology KW - Evolution KW - Reproduction KW - reproductive KW - Reproductive behaviour KW - reproductive isolation significance]. KW - Speciation KW - Tegenaria domestica KW - Tegenaria domestica (Araneae). KW - Tegenaria pagana (Araneae). KW - Tegenaria pagana [Courtship / / Tactile signals KW - use & reproductive isolation significance] [Evolutionary isolation / / AB - The aim of this paper was to study behavioural factors which can intervene in the reproductive isolation of the two sympatric species Tegenaria domestica and Tegenaria pagana, which are very close in systematic and present few morphological differences. In particular, we studied the modalities of the expression of courtship behavior. The behaviours were observed and the vibratory signals were recorded and analysed. The results show that it is possible to easily differentiate the two species. Indeed, male "motifs" of T. domestica are relatively simple and discreet, while those of male of T. pagana are more complex, with many acts' units performed repetitively. Adult males of the two species were tested on conspecific or heterospecific webs in the presence or absence of an adult female. On conspecific web, male courtship (in both species) can be diplayed in the absence of the female. On heterospecific web, with or without a female, courships are scarce for the two species. However, female of T. domestica show a particular vibration of their first legs, which could facilitate the release of courtship even on the web of T. pagan. These results corroborate the importance of silk structures as a means of communication which can participate in specific sexual recognition and in courtship. VL - 11 SN - 0397-7153 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR12400007077 N1 - ZOOR12400007077 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The evolution of prey-wrapping behaviour in spiders JF - Journal of Natural History Y1 - 2007 A1 - Barrantes, Gilbert A1 - Eberhard, William G. SP - 1631 EP - 1658 KW - Animal constructions KW - Appendages KW - Araneae (Arachnida). KW - Araneae [Silk / / Evolutionary origins of use in prey wrapping KW - behaviour] [Phylogeny / / Prey wrapping behaviour KW - Ecology KW - Evolution KW - evolutionary origins KW - Feeding behaviour KW - General morphology KW - Nesticidae KW - Nesticidae (Araneae). KW - Nutrition KW - of silk use] [Cocoons / / ]. KW - possible synapomorphy] [Food handling / KW - Prey wrapping / Involvement of legs IV] [Phylogeny / Synapomorphy / Prey KW - Silk glands KW - Synotaxidae KW - Synotaxidae (Araneae). KW - Systematics KW - Theridiidae (Araneae). KW - Theridiidae [Prosomal legs / Legs IV / Prey KW - use of legs IV]. KW - wrapping behaviour KW - wrapping behaviour involvement AB - We traced the evolution of silk use by spiders in attacks on prey by combining previous publications with new observations of 31 species in 16 families. Two new prey-wrapping techniques are described. One, in which the spider holds a tense line (often covered with viscid silk) with both legs IV and applies it to the prey with a simultaneous movement of both legs, may be a synapomorphy linking Theridiidae, Nesticidae, and Synotaxidae. The other, in which the spider stands over the prey and turns in place, is apparently very ancient; it occurs in Theraphosidae, Tengellidae, and Agelenidae. The use of legs IV to wrap prey is described for the first time in Filistatidae and Scytodidae. Using a recent phylogeny of spiders, we propose that prey wrapping with legs IV has evolved convergently at least four times. We propose that prey wrapping originally evolved from egg-sac construction behaviour. VL - 41 SN - 0022-2933 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR14312075231 N1 - ZOOR14312075231 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Contribution a l'etude de la periode larvaire et influence de la temperature sur le developpement chez Agelena affinis (Kulczynski) (Agelenidae, Araneae) JF - Revue Arachnologique Y1 - 1982 A1 - Assi, F. SP - 77 EP - 84 KW - [Diapause / / ] [Cocoons / / Leaf site selection] [Temperature / / KW - Abiotic factors KW - Agelena affinis (Araneae). KW - Agelena affinis [Lethal environmental limit / / Egg development KW - Animal constructions KW - Development KW - Ecology KW - Egg development & diapause relationship]. KW - factors KW - Life cycle and development KW - Physical KW - Reproduction KW - temperature] [Egg / / Temperature effect on development & diapause] KW - Whole animal physiology VL - 4 SN - 0398-4346 UR - ://ZOOREC:ZOOR11900009540 N1 - ZOOR11900009540 ER -