An organic coating keeps orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneoidea, Araneidae) from sticking to their own capture threads

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-18

  Kropf, Christian ^a,b   Bauer, Dina ^a,c   Schläppi, Thomas ^a,b   Jacob, Alain ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Anti adhesive coating; Araneae; Araneidae; Araneoidea; Capture threads; Evolution; Glue; Sticky threads

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATING; DROPLET; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIMB; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PREY CAPTURE; SOLVENT; SPIDER; VISCOSITY;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARANEOIDEA; ARANEUS DIADEMATUS; LARINIOIDES SCLOPETARIUS;

EID: 84855738325     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2011.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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