| Description |
1 online resource |
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Respiration and Circulatory System. Evolution and Adaptation of Hemocyanin Within Spiders / Thorsten Burmester -- The Circulatory System of Spiders / Christian S. Wirkner, Katarina Huckstorf -- Tracheae in Spiders: Respiratory Organs for Special Functions / Anke Schmitz -- Locomotion and Dispersal. Hydraulic System of Locomotion / Christian Kropf -- Functional Aspects of Spider Scopulae / Senta Niederegger -- Cost-Benefit Balance of Dispersal and the Evolution of Conditional Dispersal Strategies in Spiders / Dries Bonte -- Immune System and Pathogens. The Immune System of Spiders / Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Wolfgang Nentwig -- Endosymbiont Infections in Spiders / Sara L. Goodacre, Oliver Y. Martin -- Fungal Pathogens of Spiders / Harry C. Evans -- Chemical Communication and Reproduction. Chemical Communication and Contact Cuticular Compounds in Spiders / Marie Trabalon -- Spider Olfaction: Attracting, Detecting, Luring and Avoiding / Gabriele Uhl |
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Karyotypes, Sex Chromosomes, and Meiotic Division in Spiders / Tereza Kořínková, Jiří Král -- Male Reproductive System of Spiders / Peter Michalik, Elisabeth Lipke -- Venom. Main Components of Spider Venoms / Wolfgang Nentwig, Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig -- The Neurotoxic Mode of Action of Venoms from the Spider Family Theraphosidae / Volker Herzig, Glenn F. King -- The Cytotoxic Mode of Action of the Venom of Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae) / Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Wolfgang Nentwig -- The Evolution of a Toxic Enzyme in Sicariid Spiders / Greta Binford -- Predation by Spitting Spiders: Elaborate Venom Gland, Intricate Delivery System / Robert B. Suter, Gail E. Stratton -- Spider Venoms Potentially Lethal to Humans / Wolfgang Nentwig, Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig -- Silk. Spider Silk: Molecular Structure and Function in Webs / Todd A. Blackledge -- Aggregate Silk Gland Secretions of Araneoid Spiders / Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast -- Cribellar Thread / Brent D. Opell |
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Colouration. Insect View of Orb Spider Body Colorations / I-Min Tso -- Structural Colors in Spiders / Rainer F. Foelix, Bruno Erb, David E. Hill -- UV and Camouflage in Crab Spiders (Thomisidae) / Marie E. Herberstein, Felipe M. Gawryszewski -- Rapid Colour Change in Spiders / Judith Wunderlin, Christian Kropf -- Nutrition. Nutritional Aspects of Spider Feeding / Søren Toft -- Herbivory in Spiders / Dirk Sanders -- Artificial Diets for Spiders / Divina M. Amalin -- Ecotoxicology. Effects of Heavy Metal Contamination / Paweł Migula, Grażyna Wilczek, Agnieszka Babczyńska -- Side Effect of Synthetic Pesticides on Spiders / Stano Pekár -- Side Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins on Spiders / Michael Meissle -- Effects of Neem on Spiders / John D. Stark -- Applications. Modelling and Application of the Hydraulic Spider Leg Mechanism / Lena Zentner -- Adhesion to Flat Surfaces: From Spiders to Stickers / Tobias Seidl, Renato Vidoni -- Technical and Biomedical Uses of Nature's Strongest Fiber: Spider Silk / Christina Allmeling, Christine Radtke, Peter M. Vogt -- Spider Venom Components as Drug Candidates / Vera Oldrati, Estelle Bianchi, Reto Stöcklin |
| Summary |
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 |
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Life sciences |
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Biochemistry |
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Morphology (Animals) |
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Invertebrates |
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Animal Biochemistry |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Spiders -- Physiology
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Spiders -- Anatomy.
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Spiders -- anatomy & histology
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Spiders -- physiology
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NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
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Spiders -- Anatomy
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Spiders -- Physiology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nentwig, Wolfgang, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9783642339899 |
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3642339891 |
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3642339883 |
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9783642339882 |
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