Age-related sequential web building in the colonial spider Metepeira incrassata (Araneidae): an adaptive spacing strategy
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A new study examines mechanisms for the age-related sequential web building displayed by colonial orb-weaving spiders.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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Copulation and sperm release in Gasteracantha cancriformis (Araneae: Araneidae): differential male behaviour based on female mating history
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A new study examines whether male orb-weaving spiders have a different response to females depending on female mating history.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2001
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A comparison of agonistic behavior of colonial web-building spiders from desert and tropical habitats
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A study of agonistic behavior of two species of colonial spiders from desert and tropical habitats reveals that the degree of aggressiveness is less intense in the tropical species than among the desert species. Availability of food resources determines the agonistic behavior. Size of the body mass determines which spider gets the possession of the web in unbalanced matched contests, but web residents have an edge over intruders in balanced matched contests. The implications of the study in understanding social behavior of spiders are discussed.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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