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10.3897/biorisk.v4i0.43

scientific article published in 2010

10.3897/biorisk.v4i0.48

scientific article published in 2010

19 Human Environmental Impact in the Paleolithic and Neolithic

A comparison of prey lengths among spiders

scientific article published on 01 March 1986

A double role of sperm in scorpions: the mating plug of Euscorpius italicus (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) consists of sperm

scientific article published in April 2010

A generic impact-scoring system applied to alien mammals in Europe

scientific article

A prioritised list of invasive alien species to assist the effective implementation of EU legislation

scientific article published in 2017

A two year study of verified spider bites in Switzerland and a review of the European spider bite literature

scientific article (publication date: October 2013)

A unified classification of alien species based on the magnitude of their environmental impacts

scientific article published in May 2014

A venom-derived neurotoxin, CsTx-1, from the spider Cupiennius salei exhibits cytolytic activities

scientific article

A verified spider bite and a review of the literature confirm Indian ornamental tree spiders (Poecilotheria species) as underestimated theraphosids of medical importance

scientific article

Alien aquatics in Europe: assessing the relative environmental and socio-economic impacts of invasive aquatic macroinvertebrates and other taxa

scientific article published on 22 March 2016

Alien species in a warmer world: risks and opportunities

scientific article

Alien spider introductions to Europe supported by global trade

scientific article published in 2007

Antennal courtship and functional morphology of tyloids in the parasitoid wasp Syrphoctonus tarsatorius (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Diplazontinae).

scientific article

Assessing the assessments: evaluation of four impact assessment protocols for invasive alien species

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Augmentation of beneficial arthropods by strip-management : 1. Succession of predacious arthropods and long-term change in the ratio of phytophagous and predacious arthropods in a meadow

scientific article published in September 1988

Augmentation of beneficial arthropods by strip-management : 4. Surface activity, movements and activity density of abundant carabid beetles in a cereal field

scientific article

Barriers, Traps and Predators – An Integrated Approach to Avoid Vole Damage

scientific article published in 2010

Biochemistry, toxicology and ecology of the venom of the spider Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae).

scientific article

Body size-climate relationships of European spiders

article by Wiebke Entling et al published March 2010 in Journal of Biogeography

CSTX-1, a toxin from the venom of the hunting spider Cupiennius salei, is a selective blocker of L-type calcium channels in mammalian neurons.

scientific article published on 4 April 2007

CSTX-13, a highly synergistically acting two-chain neurotoxic enhancer in the venom of the spider Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae).

scholarly article

Choosy polyphagous parasitoids : on the host preferences of Ichneumon albiger and Ichneumin extensorius (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae)

Combining morphology, DNA sequences, and morphometrics: revising closely related species in the orb-weaving spider genus Araniella (Araneae, Araneidae)

scientific article

Comparative investigations into the feeding ecology of six Mantodea species

scientific article

Comparing impacts of alien plants and animals in Europe using a standard scoring system

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Complex genital structures indicate cryptic female choice in a haplogyne spider (Arachnida, Araneae, Oonopidae, Gamasomorphinae)

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Complex genital system of a haplogyne spider (Arachnida, Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) indicates internal fertilization and full female control over transferred sperm

scientific article published in February 2006

Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

scientific article published in 2019

Contrasting patterns in the invasions of European terrestrial and freshwater habitats by alien plants, insects and vertebrates

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Control of Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) by Antagonists in its Invaded Range

scientific article published on 10 December 2008

Correction to: More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe

scholarly article published in Biological Invasions

Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

article

Ctenidins: antimicrobial glycine-rich peptides from the hemocytes of the spider Cupiennius salei

scientific article published on 6 April 2010

Cupiennin 1, a new family of highly basic antimicrobial peptides in the venom of the spider Cupiennius salei (Ctenidae).

scientific article

Cupiennin 1a exhibits a remarkably broad, non-stereospecific cytolytic activity on bacteria, protozoan parasites, insects, and human cancer cells

scientific article

Cupiennin 1d*: the cytolytic activity depends on the hydrophobic N-terminus and is modulated by the polar C-terminus

scientific article

Decomposition dynamics and structural plant components of genetically modified Bt maize leaves do not differ from leaves of conventional hybrids

scientific article published on 17 July 2009

Deutschsprachiges Arachnologentreffen 2004 in Bern

scientific article published in 2003

Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species

scientific article published in 2017

Developing a list of invasive alien species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the European Union

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Disentangling the role of environmental and human pressures on biological invasions across Europe

scientific article

Distribution and medical aspects of Loxosceles rufescens, one of the most invasive spiders of the world (Araneae: Sicariidae).

scientific article published on 10 April 2017

Ecology. Will threat of biological invasions unite the European Union?

scientific article

Effect of mowing, rust infection and seed production upon C and N reserves and morphology of the perennial Veratrum album L. (Liliales, Melanthiaceae)

scientific article published in 1995

Environmental and economic impact assessment of alien and invasive fish species in Europe using the generic impact scoring system

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Environmental and economic impact of alien terrestrial arthropods in Europe

scientific article published on 26 June 2014

Epigeic spiders, their potential prey and competitors: Relationship between size and frequency

scientific article published in October 1982

Establishing systemic rust infections inCirsium arvensein the field

Evaluation of Bt oilseed rape on the non-target herbivore <i>Athalia rosae</i>

scientific article published in 2003

Expression of defensins in non-infected araneomorph spiders

scientific article published in April 2010

Factors limiting and promoting invasion of alien Impatiens balfourii in Alpine foothills

Feeding ecology of the tropical spitting spider Scytodes longipes (Araneae, Scytodidae).

scientific article

Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs

scientific article published in December 2012

Field surveys for insects associated with Amaranthus spp. (Amaranthaceae) in Switzerland and their suitability for biological control

scientific article

Framework and guidelines for implementing the proposed IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT)

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Functional differentiation of spider hemocytes by light and transmission electron microscopy, and MALDI-MS-imaging

scientific article

Global hotspots and correlates of alien species richness across taxonomic groups

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Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools

scientific article published on 5 February 2018

Grasping at the routes of biological invasions: a framework for integrating pathways into policy

article by P. E. Hulme et al published April 2008 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Hard to digest or a piece of cake? Does GM wheat affect survival and reproduction of Enchytraeus albidus (Annelida: Enchytraeidae)?

article by Andreas Lindfeld et al published January 2011 in Applied Soil Ecology

Herbivore Impact Versus Host Size Preference: Endophagous Insects on<i>Heracleum mantegazzianum</i>in Its Native Range

scientific article published in 2006

Highest degrees of host specificity even in the inundative biocontrol approach. Response to Cripps et al

scientific article

How informative are case studies of spider bites in the medical literature?

scientific article published on 25 February 2016

How not to delimit taxa: a critique on a recently proposed “pragmatic classification” of jumping spiders (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae)

scientific article published on 17 January 2019

How to deal with destroyed type material? The case of Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae)

scientific article

How well do we understand the impacts of alien species on ecosystem services? A pan-European, cross-taxa assessment

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Hunting Without a Web: How Lycosoid Spiders Subdue their Prey

scientific article published in 2015

Identification of a precursor processing protease from the spider Cupiennius salei essential for venom neurotoxin maturation

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Impact of Non-native Animals and Plants on Human Health

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Increase in activity density and species number of carabid beetles in cereals as a result of strip-management

Ingestion and excretion of two transgenic Bt corn varieties by slugs

scientific article published on 2 September 2008

Intraguild predation between the invasive ladybird Harmonia axyridis and non-target European coccinellid species

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Introducing the World Arachnida Catalog: the new research environment for (almost all) arachnid orders

scientific article published on 15 April 2022

Introduction, establishment rate, pathways and impact of spiders alien to Europe

Isolation, N-glycosylations and Function of a Hyaluronidase-Like Enzyme from the Venom of the Spider Cupiennius salei

scientific article

Kuschka V. (2004): Ackerbrachen als Chance für den Naturschutz? Struktur und Dynamik von Spinnenzönosen der Bodenoberfläche als Indikator der Habitatqualität.

scientific article published in 2004

Laudatio für Prof. Dr. Jürg Zettel zur Verleihung der Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft, Bern, 8. März, 2008

Management of biodiversity in agroecosystems

scientific article published in 2003

More than “100 worst” alien species in Europe

Morphology and function of male genitalia (spermatophores) in Euscorpius italicus (Euscorpiidae, Scorpiones): complex spermatophore structures enable safe sperm transfer

scientific article published on April 2004

Multicomponent venom of the spider Cupiennius salei: a bioanalytical investigation applying different strategies

scientific article published on June 18, 2012

N-terminal aromatic residues closely impact the cytolytic activity of cupiennin 1a, a major spider venom peptide

scientific article

Neurotoxin Merging: A Strategy Deployed by the Venom of the Spider Cupiennius salei to Potentiate Toxicity on Insects

scientific article published on 12 April 2020

Niche properties of Central European spiders: shading, moisture and the evolution of the habitat niche

scientific article published in 2007

No Adverse Effect of Genetically Modified Antifungal Wheat on Decomposition Dynamics and the Soil Fauna Community – A Field Study

scientific article published on October 17, 2011

Non-webbuilding spiders: prey specialists or generalists?

scientific article

ONTOGENETIC CHANGE IN COLORATION AND WEB-BUILDING BEHAVIOR IN THE TROPICAL SPIDER ERIOPHORA FULIGINEA (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE)

scientific article published in 2001

Open minded and open access: introducing NeoBiota, a new peer-reviewed journal of biological invasions

article published in 2011

Open minded and open access: introducing NeoBiota, a new peer-reviewed journal of biological invasions

scientific article

Peptidomic and transcriptomic profiling of four distinct spider venoms

scientific article

Plant extinctions and introductions lead to phylogenetic and taxonomic homogenization of the European flora

scientific article

Plant pathogens as biocontrol agents of Cirsium arvense – an overestimated approach?

scientific article

Prey analysis of four species of tropical orb-weaving spiders (Araneae: Araneidae) and a comparison with araneids of the temperate zone

scientific article

Purification, cDNA structure and biological significance of a single insulin-like growth factor-binding domain protein (SIBD-1) identified in the hemocytes of the spider Cupiennius salei

scientific article published on 26 August 2011

Rapid spread of the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi across Europe: a consequence of climate change?

scholarly article by Sabrina Kumschick et al published 28 June 2011 in Climatic Change

Reply to Keller and Springborn: No doubt about invasion debt.

scientific article published on 2 June 2011

Response to Strubbe et al. (2011): Impact scoring of invasive birds is justified

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Rubber, 5. Solution Rubbers

Scoring environmental and socioeconomic impacts of alien plants invasive in Europe

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Seasonal and taxonomic aspects of the size of arthropods in the tropics and its possible influence on size-selectivity in the prey of a tropical spider community

scientific article

Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

scientific article published in 2017

Socioeconomic legacy yields an invasion debt

scientific article

Some alien birds have as severe an impact as the most effectual alien mammals in Europe

Spatial aspects of trait homogenization within the German flora

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Species richness-environment relationships of European arthropods at two spatial grains: habitats and countries

scientific article

Spider (Arachnida: Araneae) distribution across the timberline in the Swiss Central Alps (Alp Flix, Grisons) and three morphologically remarkable species

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Spider Venom: Components, Modes of Action, and Novel Strategies in Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Spider conservation in Europe: a review

scientific article published on 03 April 2021

Spider venom: enhancement of venom efficacy mediated by different synergistic strategies in Cupiennius salei

scientific article published in June 2005

Spiders (Araneae). Chapter 7.3

scientific article (publication date: 6 July 2010)

Spiders of Europe

Stick insects (Phasmida) as prey of spiders: size, palatability and defence mechanisms in feeding tests

scientific article published in April 1990

Swiss prospective study on spider bites

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Tackling taxonomic redundancy in spiders: the infraspecific spider taxa described by Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae)

scientific article

Taxonomic database: Spider taxonomists catch data on web.

scientific article

The Dual Prey-Inactivation Strategy of Spiders-In-Depth Venomic Analysis of

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

The Krakatau Islands (Indonesia) as a model-area for zoogeographical study, a Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) perspective

scientific article

The Population Structure and Dynamics of Small Mammals in Set Aside Areas in Western Switzerland

article published in 2005

The World Spider Trait database: a centralized global open repository for curated data on spider traits

scientific article

The burrow system of the common vole (M. arvalis, Rodentia) in Switzerland

scholarly article published in 2010

The evolution of host associations in the parasitic wasp genus Ichneumon (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): convergent adaptations to host pupation sites

scientific article published on March 27, 2013

The generic impact scoring system (GISS): a standardized tool to quantify the impacts of alien species

scientific article

The great silk alternative: multiple co-evolution of web loss and sticky hairs in spiders

scientific article

The new Southeast Asian goblin spider genus Aposphragisma (Araneae, Oonopidae): diversity and phylogeny

scientific article (publication date: 22 May 2014)

The prey of web-building spiders compared with feeding experiments (Araneae: Araneidae, Linyphiidae, pholcidae, Agelenidae).

scientific article

The role of non-native plants and vertebrates in defining patterns of compositional dissimilarity within and across continents

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The selective prey of linyphiid-like spiders and of their space webs

scientific article published in May 1980

The species referred to as Eurypelma californicum (Theraphosidae) in more than 100 publications is likely to be Aphonopelma hentzi

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The venom optimisation hypothesis: a spider injects large venom quantities only into difficult prey types

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Top-bottom asymmetry in vertical orbwebs: a functional explanation and attendant complications

scientific article

Towards establishment of a centralized spider traits database

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

Tritrophic Interactions of Transgenic<i>Bacillus thuringiensis</i>Corn,<i>Anaphothrips obscurus</i>(Thysanoptera: Thripidae), and the Predator<i>Orius majusculus</i>(Heteroptera: Anthocoridae)

scientific article published in 2000

Troubling travellers: are ecologically harmful alien species associated with particular introduction pathways?

scientific article published on 4 January 2017

Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Vergleichende Untersuchungen von herbivoren Insekten an Heracleum sphondylium und H mantegazzianum in der Schweiz (Spermatophyta: Apiaceae)

scientific article published in 1997

Water limitation prevails over energy in European diversity gradients of sheetweb spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

scientific article published in 2009

Weak or strong invaders? A comparison of impact between the native and invaded ranges of mammals and birds alien to Europe

scientific article published in 2011

Why do only certain insects escape from a spider's web?

scientific article

araneae: Spinnen Europas – Spiders of Europe: http://www.araneae.unibe.ch

scholarly article by Theo Blick et al published 1 July 2011 in Arachnologische Mitteilungen