Biogeography of Lihistiidae
Phylogeographical research in the East Asian continent and islands (East Asian Margins, or EAM) suggests predominant Pleistocene...
top of page
BLOG
Nov 23, 2015
New spider species named after alpine skiing champion Tina Maze
Discovery of six new species of Bark spiders from Africa and Madagascar “Bark spiders” (genus Caerostris) have recently been shown to...
Nov 10, 2015
Female aggression and cannibalism in raft spiders
The Aggressive spillover hypothesis predicts that females with a voracious personality are also more aggressive towards mates. We tested...
Jun 22, 2015
Diversity of the social Anelosimus spiders
Deforestation today is alarming, but Madagascar still harbors extraordinary biodiversity. In this new publication, you can find out ...
May 22, 2015
Phylogeny of Zygiellinae & Caerostris, with web evolution
We publish on the phylogenetic affinity and composition of Zygiellinae and Caerostris, and presents new insight into web evolution and ...
May 13, 2015
Allometric patterns in spider webs
In a fresh paper, we explore allometry patterns in spider webs! Although body size affects almost all aspects of animals' resource use,...
bottom of page