| Title |
How Did the Spider Cross the River? Behavioral Adaptations for River-Bridging Webs in Caerostris darwini (Araneae: Araneidae)
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0026847 |
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| Authors |
Matjaž Gregorič, Ingi Agnarsson, Todd A. Blackledge, Matjaž Kuntner |
| Abstract |
Interspecific coevolution is well described, but we know significantly less about how multiple traits coevolve within a species, particularly between behavioral traits and biomechanical properties of animals' "extended phenotypes". In orb weaving spiders, coevolution of spider behavior with ecological and physical traits of their webs is expected. Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) bridges large water bodies, building the largest known orb webs utilizing the toughest known silk. Here, we examine C. darwini web building behaviors to establish how bridge lines are formed over water. We also test the prediction that this spider's unique web ecology and architecture coevolved with new web building behaviors. |
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| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Japan | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
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| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Réunion | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 57 | 85% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 13% |
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| Environmental Science | 4 | 6% |
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| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 12% |