Behaviour and ecology of spiders : contributions from the neotropical region

Within the last few decades, arachnology in the Neotropical region has experienced a great development filling the knowledge gap in one of the most diverse regions of the world. Nevertheless, large geographical areas remain poorly sampled, especially within the Amazon, and new genera and species hav...

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Other Authors Viera, Carmen, Gonzaga, Marcelo O.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Spiders > Behavior.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319657172
9783319657165
Physical Description1 online resource (448 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Dedication
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • About the Editors
  • Chapter 1: Curves, Maps and Hotspots: The Diversity and Distribution of Araneomorph Spiders in the Neotropics
  • Spider Databasing: How Do We Know What We Know?
  • Neotropical Araneomorph Diversity Through Time
  • Araneomorph Spider Diversity Through the Neotropical Region
  • Spider Diversity (or Sampling) Hotspots in the Neotropics
  • Spider Distribution Knowledge and Sampling Bias
  • Closing Remarks
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Behavior and Biology of Mygalomorphae Communication, Sex and Reproductive Biology
  • Prey Capture and Locomotion
  • Habitat
  • Enemies and Defenses (See Also Chap. 15)
  • Enemies
  • Defenses
  • Stridulation
  • Urticating Setae
  • Final Considerations
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Neotropical Arachnological Collections: Basic Tools for the Development of Spider Research
  • Conservation, Bites, and Smuggling: Facts of the Costa Rica Spider Collections
  • Spider Collections in Mexico: Discovering Their Diversity Before They Disappear The Arachnida Collection of the Butantan Institute: Before and After the Fire
  • Arachnological Collections from Argentina: The Country with the Most Diverse Environments in the Neotropics
  • The National Collection of Arachnology (MACN-Ar)
  • Arachnology and Miriapodology Section, Zoology of Invertebrates Division, Museum of La Plata, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Museum, National University of La Plata
  • Laboratory of Animal Diversity I (CDAI), Faculty of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences, National University of Córdoba Entomological and Arachnological Collection: Argentine Research Institute of Arid Zones (IADIZA-CONICET), Mendoza
  • Collection of Arthropods of the National University of the Northeast (CARTROUNNE): Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences and Survey, National University of the Northeast
  • Entomological and Arachnological Collection: Municipal Museum of Natural Sciences â#x80;#x9C;Lorenzo Scagliaâ#x80;#x9D; (MMPE), Mar del Plata, Province of Buenos Aires
  • Laboratory of Invertebrate Zoology II (LZI), Department of Biology, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, National University of the South, Bahia Blanca, Province of Buenos AiresInstitute for the Study of Invertebrate Biodiversity, Museum of Natural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Salta (IEBI-MCN-FCN-UNSa)
  • Spider Collections in Uruguay: Understanding the assemblages at a Biological Crossroads
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Habitat Selection and Dispersal
  • Topophilia
  • Topophilia at the Macro Level
  • Gradients
  • Soil
  • Agroecosystems

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