The orb-weaving spiders (Orbiculariae) comprise more than 25% of the approximately
44,000 known living spider species and produce a remarkable variety of webs. The wheel …

We test the limits of the spider superfamily Araneoidea and reconstruct its interfamilial
relationships using standard molecular markers. The taxon sample (363 terminals) …

South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and
amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent …

1. Physical structure and species composition of vegetation determine spider diversity
through habitat availability. Here, we assess, for the first time, the role of plant structure on …

Abstract The genera Holocnemus Simon, 1873 and Crossopriza Simon, 1893 are revised.
Together with Stygopholcus Kratochvíl, 1932 (revised recently) and the newly described …

Organismal biology has been steadily losing fashion in both formal education and scientific
research. Simultaneous with this is an observable decrease in the connection between …

Vineyards worldwide occupy over 7 million hectares and are typically virtual monocultures,
with high and costly inputs of water and agro-chemicals. Understanding and enhancing …

Aim A wholistic biogeographical reconstruction should combine a phylogeny with specifics
of organismal biology, plate tectonics and consequent probabilities of historic dispersal …

Based on a survey of a wide variety of oonopid genera and outgroups, we hypothesize new
synapomorphies uniting the Oonopidae (minus the South African genus Calculus Purcell …

Despite the dominance of terrestriality in spiders, species across a diverse array of families
are associated with aquatic habitats. Many species in the spider family Dictynidae are …