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Presence of potential prey affects web-building in an orb-weaving spider Zygiella x-notata
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This article is published in Animal Behaviour.The article was published on 1994-02-01. It has received 74 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Zygiella x-notata & Orb (astrology).read more
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Scale-dependent dispersal and distribution patterns of spiders in agricultural systems: A review
TL;DR: A conceptual framework is presented for the study of the factors affecting the distribution, dispersal and abundance of spiders in agricultural systems and two approaches to studying the effects of landscape level phenomena on spider distribution and abundance are discussed.
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Factors Influencing Site Abandonment and Site Selection in a Sit-and-Wait Predator: A Review of Pit-Building Antlion Larvae
Inon Scharf,Ofer Ovadia +1 more
TL;DR: This synthesis shows that prey abundance may have relatively little effect on pit relocation and that physical properties of the habitat or competition often override its effect, and proposes new research directions, such as studying whether pit relocation is an adaptive response, when controlling for possible phylogenetic effects.
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Foraging decisions and behavioural flexibility in trap-building predators: a review.
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the behaviour of trap‐building predators is not stereotypic or fixed as was once commonly accepted, rather it can vary greatly, depending on the individual's internal state and its interactions with external environmental factors.
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The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs: Evolution from Silk to Ecosystems
TL;DR: How spider webs might drive speciation, the dramatic growth in the authors' understanding of the molecular ecology of spider silk, and the importance of a greater role for spider biology per se in silk biomimicry are discussed.
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Foraging strategies and feeding regimes: Web and decoration investment in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae: Araneidae)
TL;DR: Spiders experiencing low prey encounter rates constructed larger webs and incorporated more silk but fewer web decorations than spiders experiencing high prey encounter Rates, which indicates foraging success by attracting prey to the web.