A synthesis on cave‐dwelling spiders in Europe

S Mammola, P Cardoso, C Ribera… - Journal of Zoological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We provide the first overview on spiders living in subterranean habitats in Europe, including
the first European subterranean spider checklist. In Europe, there are 486 spider species …

Environmental heterogeneity, rather than stability, explains spider assemblage differences between ecosystems

D Suárez, P Arribas, A Srivathsan, R Meier… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The open ecosystem (eg grasslands, prairies, shrublands) tends to be ecologically less
stable than closed one (ie forests) and encompassess higher spatial heterogeneity in terms …

Molecular gut content analysis of different spider body parts

N Macías-Hernández, K Athey, V Tonzo… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Molecular gut-content analysis has revolutionized the study of food webs and feeding
interactions, allowing the detection of prey DNA within the gut of many organisms. However …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies and guidelines for scholarly publishing of biodiversity data

L Penev, D Mietchen, V Chavan… - Research Ideas and …, 2017 - riojournal.com
The present paper describes policies and guidelines for scholarly publishing of biodiversity
and biodiversity-related data, elaborated and updated during the Framework Program 7 EU …

Island spider origins show complex vertical stratification patterns in Macaronesia

R Costa, P Cardoso, F Rigal… - Insect Conservation and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Spiders are among the most diverse and yet threatened groups of arthropods in
Macaronesia. Found in most habitat types, they occupy the vertical gradient of native forests …

The non-dereliction in evolution: Trophic specialisation drives convergence in the radiation of red devil spiders (Araneae: Dysderidae) in the Canary Islands

A Bellvert, S Adrián-Serrano… - Systematic …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Natural selection plays a key role in deterministic evolution, as clearly illustrated by the
multiple cases of repeated evolution of ecomorphological characters observed in adaptive …

The draft genome sequence of the spider Dysdera silvatica (Araneae, Dysderidae): A valuable resource for functional and evolutionary genomic studies in …

JF Sánchez-Herrero, C Frías-López, P Escuer… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background We present the draft genome sequence of Dysdera silvatica, a nocturnal
ground-dwelling spider from a genus that has undergone a remarkable adaptive radiation in …

Phylogeny of Meloini blister beetles (Coleoptera, Meloidae) and patterns of island colonization in the Western Palaearctic

A Sánchez‐Vialas, E Recuero… - Zoologica …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flightless, phoretic insects of the tribe Meloini include several widespread species able to
inhabit both mainland and oceanic and continental islands. Relationships between phoretic …

Diversidad de arañas hipogeas del archipiélago canario

N Macías-Hernández, D Suárez… - …, 2024 - revistaecosistemas.net
En Canarias el medio subterráneo terrestre habitable ocupa una elevada proporción del
terreno e incluye hábitats diversos como los tubos de lava y otros tipos de cavidades …

The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Canary Islands endemic spider Dysdera silvatica (Arachnida, Araneae) sheds light on the origin and genome structure of …

P Escuer, VA Pisarenco… - Molecular Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we present the chromosome‐level genome assembly of Dysdera silvatica Schmidt,
1981, a nocturnal ground‐dwelling spider endemic from the Canary Islands. The genus …