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| Title |
How Did the Spider Cross the River? Behavioral Adaptations for River-Bridging Webs in Caerostris darwini (Araneae: Araneidae)
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, October 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0026847 |
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| Authors |
Matjaž Gregorič, Ingi Agnarsson, Todd A. Blackledge, Matjaž Kuntner |
| Abstract |
Interspecific coevolution is well described, but we know significantly less about how multiple traits coevolve within a species, particularly between behavioral traits and biomechanical properties of animals' "extended phenotypes". In orb weaving spiders, coevolution of spider behavior with ecological and physical traits of their webs is expected. Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) bridges large water bodies, building the largest known orb webs utilizing the toughest known silk. Here, we examine C. darwini web building behaviors to establish how bridge lines are formed over water. We also test the prediction that this spider's unique web ecology and architecture coevolved with new web building behaviors. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Canada | 1 | 17% |
| Japan | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 4% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Réunion | 1 | 1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 58 | 85% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 13% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 10% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 53% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 6% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 8 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 57. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 January 2022.
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#712,684
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#2,743
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#99
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