Nentwig, Wolfgang
Spider Ecophysiology
Part I. Respiration and Circulatory System
1. Evolution and Adaptation of Hemocyanin Within Spiders
Thorsten Burmester
2. The Circulatory System of Spiders
Christian S. Wirkner, Katarina Huckstorf
3. Tracheae in Spiders: Respiratory Organs for Special Functions
Anke Schmitz
Part II. Locomotion and Dispersal
4. Hydraulic System of Locomotion
Christian Kropf
5. Functional Aspects of Spider Scopulae
Senta Niederegger
6. Cost–Benefit Balance of Dispersal and the Evolution of Conditional Dispersal Strategies in Spiders
Dries Bonte
Part III. Immune System and Pathogens
7. The Immune System of Spiders
Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Wolfgang Nentwig
8. Endosymbiont Infections in Spiders
Sara L. Goodacre, Oliver Y. Martin
9. Fungal Pathogens of Spiders
Harry C. Evans
Part IV. Chemical Communication and Reproduction
10. Chemical Communication and Contact Cuticular Compounds in Spiders
Marie Trabalon
11. Spider Olfaction: Attracting, Detecting, Luring and Avoiding
Gabriele Uhl
12. Karyotypes, Sex Chromosomes, and Meiotic Division in Spiders
Tereza Kořínková, Jiří Král
13. Male Reproductive System of Spiders
Peter Michalik, Elisabeth Lipke
Part V. Venom
14. Main Components of Spider Venoms
Wolfgang Nentwig, Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig
15. The Neurotoxic Mode of Action of Venoms from the Spider Family Theraphosidae
Volker Herzig, Glenn F. King
16. The Cytotoxic Mode of Action of the Venom of
Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Wolfgang Nentwig
17. The Evolution of a Toxic Enzyme in Sicariid Spiders
Greta Binford
18. Predation by Spitting Spiders: Elaborate Venom Gland, Intricate Delivery System
Robert B. Suter, Gail E. Stratton
19. Spider Venoms Potentially Lethal to Humans
Wolfgang Nentwig, Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig
Part VI. Silk
20. Spider Silk: Molecular Structure and Function in Webs
Todd A. Blackledge
21. Aggregate Silk Gland Secretions of Araneoid Spiders
Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast
22. Cribellar Thread
Brent D. Opell
Part VII. Colouration
23. Insect View of Orb Spider Body Colorations
I-Min Tso
24. Structural Colors in Spiders
Rainer F. Foelix, Bruno Erb, David E. Hill
25. UV and Camouflage in Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
Marie E. Herberstein, Felipe M. Gawryszewski
26. Rapid Colour Change in Spiders
Judith Wunderlin, Christian Kropf
Part VIII. Nutrition
27. Nutritional Aspects of Spider Feeding
Søren Toft
28. Herbivory in Spiders
Dirk Sanders
29. Artificial Diets for Spiders
Divina M. Amalin
Part IX. Ecotoxicology
30. Effects of Heavy Metal Contamination
Paweł Migula, Grażyna Wilczek, Agnieszka Babczyńska
31. Side Effect of Synthetic Pesticides on Spiders
Stano Pekár
32. Side Effects of
Michael Meissle
33. Effects of Neem on Spiders
John D. Stark
Part X. Applications
34. Modelling and Application of the Hydraulic Spider Leg Mechanism
Lena Zentner
35. Adhesion to Flat Surfaces: From Spiders to Stickers
Tobias Seidl, Renato Vidoni
36. Technical and Biomedical Uses of Nature’s Strongest Fiber: Spider Silk
Christina Allmeling, Christine Radtke, Peter M. Vogt
37. Spider Venom Components as Drug Candidates
Vera Oldrati, Estelle Bianchi, Reto Stöcklin
Avainsanat: Life Sciences, Animal Physiology, Invertebrates, Animal Biochemistry, Animal Ecology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology
- Tekijä(t)
- Nentwig, Wolfgang
- Julkaisija
- Springer
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2013
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 2013
- Sivumäärä
- 10 sivua
- Kategoria
- Eksaktit luonnontieteet
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783642339899