The role of capture spiral silk properties in the diversification of Orb webs

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 77, 2012, Pages 3240-3248

  Tarakanova, Anna ^a   Buehler, Markus J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneoidea; Cribellate capture silk; Deinopoidea; Evolution; Spider web mechanics; Viscid capture silk

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY;

ARANEOIDEA; COARSE-GRAINED; DEINOPOIDEA; DRIVING FACTORS; EVOLUTION; PREY CAPTURE; SILK FIBRES; SPIDER WEB; WEB MODELS; WEB PERFORMANCE; WEB SYSTEM;

SILK;

SILK;

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; RIGIDITY; SPIDER; SPIDER WEB; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868547991     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0473     Document Type: Article

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