A5056515453- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Plant and animal studies
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies
- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
Hubei University
2009-2025
National University of Singapore
2015-2024
Hainan University
2023
Hunan Police Academy
2023
China Agricultural University
2020
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020
The University of Melbourne
2011
University of Sussex
2007
University of Canterbury
1996-2006
James Cook University
2001
This paper (i) reviews temperature/development rate relationships in plants and poikilothermic invertebrates, (ii) argues that the relationship is often linear over much of range up to thermal optimum (To) provides a possible mechanism, (iii) evidence trade-off between base temperature (Tb) constant (DD) enables each species adapt its environment, (iv) indicates some practical ecological implications. Where has been characterised it estimate for development (Tb, expressed °C) (DD, reciprocal...
No animals are known to possess both ultraviolet (UV) reflectance and fluorescence that sex-specific. We provide evidence for this separation in the jumping spider Cosmophasis umbratica, which has UV UV-induced green restricted males females, respectively. During courtship, many of studied pairs failed show typical display posturing when light was blocked. Occluding component sunlight only one each pair also caused atypical behavior: Females showed no interest non-UV-reflective courting...
Five Liphistius Schiödte, 1849 species of the primitively segmented spider family Liphistiidae are currently known from Myanmar. Here, we described a new species, pyinoolwin sp. nov. (♂♀), which was collected Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, diagnosed based on its genital morphology. The specimens (2♂♂, 5♀♀) by Walter C. Sedgwick Lwin in 1982 were misidentified as L. birmanicus Thorell, 1897 and treated here newly species. Accordingly, males for first time, redescribed female, using...
The bidding decision is a complex problem affected by numerous factors. current study collected list of determining factors from the results past research and opinions six experienced practitioners in competitive bidding. Based on these factors, bid reasoning model was established to go deeply into process. Differing other earlier work, this model-oriented focuses effects four subgoals: competition, risk, company's position bidding, need for work. Their different contributions each subgoal...
Predator-prey interactions play important roles in ecological communities. Personality, consistent inter-individual differences behaviour, of predators, prey or both are known to influence inter-specific interactions. An individual may also behave differently under the same situation and level such variability differ between individuals. Such intra-individual (IIV) predictability be a trait on which selection can act. A few studies have revealed joint effect personality types predators...
Motion is a crucial part of the natural world, yet our understanding how animals avoid predation whilst moving remains rather limited. Although several theories have been proposed for antipredator defence may be facilitated during motion, there often lack supporting empirical evidence, or conflicting findings. Furthermore, many studies shown that motion 'breaks' camouflage, as sudden movement can detected even before an individual recognised. Whilst some static camouflage strategies conceal...
Many spiders possess myrmecomorphy, and species of the jumping spider genus Myrmarachne exhibit nearly perfect ant mimicry. Most salticids are diurnal predators with unusually high visual acuity that prey on various arthropods, including conspecifics. In this study, we tested whether predation pressure from large is one possible driving force mimicry in spiders. The results showed small non-ant-mimicking were readily treated as by ones (no matter heterospecific or conspecific) suffered...
In order to resolve better the deep relationships among salticid spiders, we compiled and analyzed a molecular dataset of 169 taxa (and 7 outgroups) 8 gene regions. This adds many new previous analyses, especially non-salticoid salticids, as well two genes – wingless myosin heavy chain. Both these genes, sampled wingless, confirm indicated by other genes. The cocalodines are placed sister lapsiines, in broader clade with spartaeines. Cocalodines, spartaeines each supported monophyletic,...
Living fossils are lineages that have retained plesiomorphic traits through long time periods. It is expected such both originated and diversified ago. Such expectations recently been challenged in some textbook examples of living fossils, notably extant cycads coelacanths. Using a phylogenetic approach, we tested the patterns origin diversification liphistiid spiders, clade spiders considered to be due their retention arachnid plesiomorphies exclusive grouping Mesothelae, an ancient sister...
Evolution in profound darkness often leads to predictable, convergent traits, such as the loss of vision. Yet, consequences repeated evolutionary experiments remain obscure, especially regarding fundamental regulatory behaviors like circadian rhythms. We studied clocks blind cave spiders and their sighted relatives. In field, exhibit low per expression maintain constant activity levels. Curiously, are not permanently lost; exposure monochromatic blue light restores both gene behavioral...
Two new species of the purse-web spider genus Atypus Latreille, 1804, collected from China, are diagnosed and described based on genital morphology both sexes: A.dawei sp. nov. (♂♀) A.liui (♂♀). These widespread in central China. Atypusdawei is found Anhui, Hunan, Jiangxi provinces, while distributed across Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, provinces.
ABSTRACT The adaptive significance of female ornamentation remains a central question in evolutionary biology, with ultraviolet (UV)‐induced fluorescence emerging as key area interest. This study investigates the potential advantages female‐specific UV‐induced male mate choice and predation risk, fitness costs, using two species ornate jumping spiders Phintella vittata Ph. bifurcilinea . In these species, palps adult females exhibit fluorescence, offering compelling model to explore...
Field data suggest that ants may be important predators of mantises which, in turn, jumping spiders (Salticidae). Using a tropical fauna from the Philippines as case study, reactions to ants, myrmecomorphic salticids (i.e. resemble ants) and ordinary do not were investigated laboratory. Three mantis species (Loxomantis sp., Orthodera Statilia sp.) tested with ten ant species, five Myrmarachne salticids), 23 salticid species. Two categories recognized: (1) 'typical Myrmarachne' (four strong...
Abstract Nephilid spiders are known for gigantic females and tiny males. Such extreme sexual dimorphism male‐biased sex ratios result in fierce male–male competition mates. Intense sperm may be responsible behaviors such as mate guarding, binding, opportunistic mating, genital mutilation, mating plugs male castration (eunuchs). We studied the biology of two phylogenetically, behaviorally morphologically distinct south‐east Asian nephilid spider species ( Herennia multipuncta, Nephila pilipes...
Earlier studies have shown that Cosmophasis umbratica, a jumping spider from Singapore, is sexually dimorphic in the reflectance of ultraviolet (UV) (males, but not females, UV-reflecting markings). Here we present first experimental evidence male's UV markings influence mate choice C. umbratica females. When presented with males whose appearance was manipulated by use UV-blocking filter, females spent more time watching UV+ (i.e., present) and less UV− (UV absent). We also levels male...
Species delimitation is difficult for taxa in which the morphological characters are poorly known because of rarity adult morphs or sexes, and cryptic species. In primitively segmented spiders, family Liphistiidae, males often unknown, female genital morphology–usually species-specific spiders–exhibits considerable intraspecific variation. Here, we report on an integrative taxonomic study liphistiid genus Ganthela Xu & Kuntner, 2015, endemic to south-east China, where only available two...