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A Clearer View from Fuzzy Images

scientific article published on 01 January 2012

A natural history of web decorations in the St Andrew's Cross spider (Argiope keyserlingi)

scientific article published in 2007

A paternity advantage for speedy males? Sperm precedence patterns and female re-mating frequencies in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantid

A quantitative test of the ‘economic’ and ‘optimal’ models of escape behaviour

Advantages of social foraging in crab spiders: Groups capture more and larger prey despite the absence of a web

scientific article published in 2018

Aggressive behaviour in the skyhoppers of the Australian Alps

scientific article published on 25 May 2022

An integrative framework for the appraisal of coloration in nature

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

AnimalTraits - a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size

scientific article published on 2 June 2022

Are males more scared of predators? Differential change in metabolic rate between males and females under predation risk

scientific article published on 3 February 2017

Assassin bug requires dangerous ant prey to bite first

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Bright turquoise as an intraspecific signal in the chameleon grasshopper (Kosciuscola tristis)

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Can males detect the strength of sperm competition and presence of genital plugs during mate choice?

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Changes in male mate choice in a sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider (Araneae: Araneidae)

Chirally dimorphic male genitalia in praying mantids (Ciulfina: Liturgusidae)

scientific article published on October 1, 2010

Colour in insect thermoregulation: empirical and theoretical tests in the colour-changing grasshopper, Kosciuscola tristis.

scientific article published on 27 October 2012

Colour mimicry and sexual deception by Tongue orchids (Cryptostylis).

scientific article published on 2 October 2009

Colouration in crab spiders: substrate choice and prey attraction.

scientific article published in May 2005

Consistent variation in yolk androgens in the Australian Brush-turkey, a species without sibling competition or parental care

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Correction: Mechanisms of Color Production in a Highly Variable Shield-Back Stinkbug, Tectocoris diopthalmus (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), and Why It Matters

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Correlated evolution between coloration and ambush site in predators with visual prey lures

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Cryptic Female Choice Within the Genus Argiope: A Comparative Approach

DOES THE PRESENCE OF POTENTIAL PREY AFFECT WEB DESIGN IN ARGIOPE KEYSERLINGI (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE)?

scholarly article by Marie E. Herberstein et al published December 2000 in Journal of Arachnology

Dangerous mating systems: signal complexity, signal content and neural capacity in spiders.

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Deception down under: is Australia a hot spot for deception?

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Deceptive signals in spiders

Dissecting the variation of a visual trait: the proximate basis of UV-Visible reflectance in crab spiders (Thomisidae)

scientific article published in 2014

Distinct spinning patterns gain differentiated loading tolerance of silk thread anchorages in spiders with different ecology

scientific article published in July 2017

Distinctive yellow bands on a sit-and-wait predator: prey attractant or camouflage?

scholarly article by M.E. Herberstein et al published 2006 in Behaviour

Double stranded RNA is processed differently in two oyster species

scientific article published on 4 July 2017

Effect of abiotic factors on the foraging strategy of the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi (Araneae: Araneidae)

scientific article published in 2003

Effect of natural predators on Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae) control by sterile insect technique (SIT)

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Evidence for UV-based sensory exploitation in Australian but not European crab spiders

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Evidence for developmental plasticity in response to demographic variation in nature.

scientific article published in August 2009

Evolution of aerial spider webs coincided with repeated structural optimization of silk anchorages

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Extreme short-term repeatability of male courtship performance in a tropical orb-web spider

scientific article published in 2014

Families hunt more successfully: effect of group composition on hunting and communal feeding

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Fast acrobatic maneuvers enable arboreal spiders to hunt dangerous prey

scientific article published in 2022

Female control of paternity in the sexually cannibalistic spider Argiope keyserlingi.

scientific article published in December 2000

Female fecundity and offspring survival are not increased through sexual cannibalism in the spider Larinioides sclopetarius.

scientific article published on 13 September 2017

Female praying mantids use sexual cannibalism as a foraging strategy to increase fecundity

scientific article (publication date: 11 March 2008)

Ferocious fighting between male grasshoppers.

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Fertility control in female eastern grey kangaroos using the GnRH agonist deslorelin. 2. Effects on behaviour

article by R. Woodward et al published 2006 in Wildlife Research

Flower Symmetry Preferences in Honeybees and their Crab Spider Predators

Food caching in orb-web spiders (Araneae: Araneoidea).

scientific article published in January 2001

Foraging behaviour in orb-web spiders (Araneidae): do web decorations increase prey capture success in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878?

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Frequency, composition and variation in external food stores constructed by orb-web spiders: Nephila edulis and Nephila plumipes (Araneae : Araneoidea)

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Function of bright coloration in the wasp spider Argiope bruennichi (Araneae: Araneidae).

scientific article published in June 2008

Functional diversity of ladder-webs: moth specialization or optimal area use?

article by Aaron Harmer & Marie E. Herberstein published April 2010 in Journal of Arachnology

Genital evolution: why are females still understudied?

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Genital shape correlates with sperm transfer success in the praying mantis Ciulfina klassi (Insecta: Mantodea)

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Habitat selection in a deceptive predator: maximizing resource availability and signal efficacy

scientific article published in 2014

Hidden in plain orange: aposematic coloration is cryptic to a colorblind insect predator

article by S. A. Fabricant & M. E. Herberstein published 3 September 2014 in Behavioral Ecology

High-performance spider webs: integrating biomechanics, ecology and behaviour

scientific article (publication date: 6 April 2011)

Hunted hunters? Effect of group size on predation risk and growth in the Australian subsocial crab spider Diaea ergandros

scientific article published in 2013

Insect form vision as one potential shaping force of spider web decoration design.

scientific article published in March 2010

Internal reproductive anatomy of the praying mantid Ciulfina klassi (Mantodea: Liturgusidae).

scientific article published on 9 September 2008

International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

Introduction: spider biology

Is Drosphila the answer? The role of model species in biological research

Is the evolution of inaccurate mimicry a result of selection by a suite of predators? A case study using myrmecomorphic spiders.

scientific article published in July 2011

LABORATORY METHODS FOR MAINTAINING AND STUDYING WEB-BUILDING SPIDERS

scientific article published in 2005

Limits of piriform silk adhesion-similar effects of substrate surface polarity on silk anchor performance in two spider species with disparate microhabitat use

scientific article published on 19 July 2020

Male copulation frequency, sperm competition and genital damage in the golden orb-web spider (Nephila plumipes)

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Male courtship vibrations delay predatory behaviour in female spiders

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Male mate choice and patterns of paternity in the polyandrous, sexually cannibalistic orb-web spider, Nephila plumipes

scientific article published in 2003

Male mate choice in the chameleon grasshopper (<i>Kosciuscola tristis</i>)

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

Male mating behaviour reduces the risk of sexual cannibalism in an Australian praying mantid

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Mechanisms of color production in a highly variable shield-back stinkbug, Tectocoris diophthalmus [corrected] (Heteroptera: Scutelleridae), and why it matters

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Microsatellite markers for the praying mantid Ciulfina rentzi (Liturgusidae).

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Model systems, taxonomic bias, and sexual selection: beyond Drosophila

scientific article published on 23 October 2013

Molecular evidence for variation in polyandry among praying mantids (Mantodea: Ciulfina)

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Multimodal mate assessment by male praying mantids in a sexually cannibalistic mating system

Niche partitioning in three sympatric web-building spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

scholarly article in Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, vol. 10 no. 7, 1997

Novel decorating behaviour of silk retreats in a challenging habitat

scientific article published on 22 March 2022

Offspring dynamics affect food provisioning, growth and mortality in a brood-caring spider

scientific article published on 5 February 2014

Optical surface profiling of orb-web spider capture silks.

scientific article published on 16 August 2010

Optical surface profilometry and AFM of Orb weaver spider silks

Optics of spider "sticky" orb webs

Optimal web investment in sub-optimal foraging conditions

scientific article published on 18 November 2011

Orchid sexual deceit provokes ejaculation.

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Orientational order of Australian spider silks as determined by solid-state NMR.

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Perceived risk of sperm competition affects juvenile development and ejaculate expenditure in male praying mantids

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Plastic material investment in load-bearing silk attachments in spiders

scientific article published in 2018

Plastic material investment in load-bearing silk attachments in spiders

Plenty of sex, but no sexuality in biology undergraduate curricula

Pollinator attraction: Crab-spiders manipulate flower signals.

scientific article published in January 2003

Pollinator deception in the orchid mantis

scientific article

Positioning at the hub: does it matter on which side of the web orb-web spiders sit?

scientific article published in 2001

Post-copulation mate guarding in the sexually cannibalistic St Andrew's Cross spider (Araneae Araneidae)

article published in 2005

Predator chemical cues decrease attack time and increase metabolic rate in an orb-web spider

scientific article published on 27 November 2019

Predator selection on multicomponent warning signals in an aposematic moth

scientific article published in 2024

Predator-prey coevolution: Australian native bees avoid their spider predators.

scientific article published in May 2004

Preference for habitats with low structural complexity in the praying mantid Ciulfina sp. (Mantidae)

scientific article published in 2004

Prevalence and Molecular Identification of Nematode and Dipteran Parasites in an Australian Alpine Grasshopper (Kosciuscola tristis).

scientific article published on January 2014

Producers and scroungers: feeding-type composition changes with group size in a socially foraging spider

scientific article published in April 2016

Relationship between colouration and body condition in a crab spider that lures pollinators.

scientific article published in April 2012

Reversible colour change in Arthropoda.

scientific article published on 04 February 2014

Risky mate search and mate preference in the golden orb-web spider (Nephila plumipes)

scientific article published in 2006

SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DEMOGRAPHIC VARIATION DRIVES WITHIN-SEASON FLUCTUATIONS IN SEXUAL SELECTION

scientific article published on 28 June 2008

Scramble Competition Polygyny in Terrestrial Arthropods

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Sexual signals for the colour-blind: cryptic female mantids signal quality through brightness

scientific article published in 2014

Short and fast vs long and slow: age changes courtship in male orb-web spiders (Argiope keyserlingi).

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

Signalling conflict between prey and predator attraction

scholarly article by M. J. Bruce et al published 7 July 2008 in Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Small behavioral adaptations enable more effective prey capture by producing 3D-structured spider threads

scientific article published on 21 November 2019

Solid-state NMR relaxation studies of Australian spider silks.

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Sperm competition and small size advantage for males of the golden orb-web spider Nephila edulis

Sperm competition when transfer is dangerous

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Spider signals: are web decorations visible to birds and bees?

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Spider silk colour covaries with thermal properties but not protein structure

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Spider webs: evolution, diversity and plasticity

scholarly article

Taking it to extremes: what drives extreme web elongation in Australian ladder web spiders (Araneidae: Telaprocera maudae)?

scientific article published on 12 July 2009

The Effect of Predator Population Dynamics on Batesian Mimicry Complexes

scientific article published in 2022

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

scientific article

The aggregating behaviour of Argiope radon, with special reference to web decorations

scholarly article by Dinesh Rao et al published 31 January 2008 in Journal of Ethology

The effect of colour variation in predators on the behaviour of pollinators: Australian crab spiders and native bees

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The effect of predator-prey distance and prey profitability on the attack behaviour of the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi (Araneidae)

scholarly article by F. E. Champion de Crespigny et al published 2001 in Australian Journal of Zoology

The golden mimicry complex uses a wide spectrum of defence to deter a community of predators

scientific article (publication date: 7 February 2017)

The influence of predator cues on orb-web spider foraging behaviour

scientific article published in 2006

The influence of vibratory courtship on female mating behaviour in orb-web spiders (Argiope keyserlingi, Karsch 1878)

scientific article

The influence of visual obstructions on the vigilance and escape behaviour of house sparrows, Passer domesticus

article by Emma L. Harkin et al published 2000 in Australian Journal of Zoology

The perceptual similarity of orb-spider prey lures and flower colours

The role of UV in crab spider signals: effects on perception by prey and predators

scientific article published in October 2005

The role of experience in web-building spiders (Araneidae)

The role of ultraviolet colour in the assessment of mimetic accuracy between Batesian mimics and their models: a case study using ant-mimicking spiders.

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The sterile male technique: irradiation negatively affects male fertility but not male courtship.

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Three-dimensional printing spiders: back-and-forth glue application yields silk anchorages with high pull-off resistance under varying loading situations

scientific article published in February 2017

Towards establishment of a centralized spider traits database

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

UV and Camouflage in Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)

Unraveling the true complexity of costly color signaling

article by Darrell J. Kemp et al published 12 December 2011 in Behavioral Ecology

Warning signal plasticity in hibiscus harlequin bugs

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Web damage and feeding experience influence web site tenacity in the orb-web spider Argiope keyserlingi Karsch

scientific article published on 01 December 2000

Web decoration polymorphism inArgiopeAudouin, 1826 (Araneidae) spiders: ontogenetic and interspecific variation

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Why aren't warning signals everywhere? On the prevalence of aposematism and mimicry in communities

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Within-season variability of fighting behaviour in an Australian alpine grasshopper

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