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Spider evolution : genetics, behavior, and ecological influences /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press,
[2022]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction: A fable of the first fire, brought by the water spider from a warm glowing Island to the cold dark world of animal-people
- 2. An exordium to the cultural delineation of spiders
- 3. Spiders: The 7th ranked species on planet Earth, coming from the mythological abode of seven earth (or seven heavens)
- 4. Spider life span: Web-weaving with a wispy thread of silk
- 5. The tangled equilibrium of predator and prey: The hunter becomes the hunted
- 6. Evolutionary and ecological impacts of stenophagy in Araneae: Its role in promoting or limiting spider diversity on planet Earth
- 7. A thumbnail preview of sensuous impression versus sensual expression of the spider
- 8. Untangling the mystery of the origin and evolution of spiders on the planet Earth
- 9. Evolutionary repertoire on silk spinning by spiders: Origin and microevolution of spinnerets and role of the spidroin gene family
- 10. Adaptation and evolutionary changes of spiders on planet Earth against the backdrop of geological time
- 11. Impact of environmental parameters on the biodiversity, web formation, and niche properties of spiders
- 12. Shifting of environmental factors related to ecophysiological and adaptive responses of spiders
- 13. Biomonitoring of environmental pollution using spiderwebs
- 14. Effect of climate change and natural disasters: Microevolution of spiders with aggressive behavioral traits.