Deep molecular divergence in the absence of morphological and ecological change in the Californian coastal dune endemic trapdoor spider Aptostichus simus JE Bond, MC Hedin, MG Ramirez, BD Opell Molecular Ecology 10 (4), 899-910, 2001 | 247 | 2001 |
Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the family Uloboridae. BD Opell Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 148, 443-549, 1979 | 214 | 1979 |
Testing adaptive radiation and key innovation hypotheses in spiders JE Bond, BD Opell Evolution 52 (2), 403-414, 1998 | 198 | 1998 |
Economics of spider orb‐webs: the benefits of producing adhesive capture thread and of recycling silk BD Opell Functional Ecology 12 (4), 613-624, 1998 | 137 | 1998 |
van der Waals and hygroscopic forces of adhesion generated by spider capture threads AC Hawthorn, BD Opell Journal of Experimental Biology 206 (22), 3905-3911, 2003 | 100 | 2003 |
Adhesive recruitment by the viscous capture threads of araneoid orb-weaving spiders BD Opell, ML Hendricks Journal of Experimental Biology 210 (4), 553-560, 2007 | 94 | 2007 |
Evolution of adhesive mechanisms in cribellar spider prey capture thread: evidence for van der Waals and hygroscopic forces AC Hawthorn, BD Opell Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 77 (1), 1-8, 2002 | 86 | 2002 |
The material cost and stickiness of capture threads and the evolution of orb-weaving spiders BD Opell Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 62 (3), 443-458, 1997 | 81 | 1997 |
Phylogeny and taxonomy of thegenera of south-western North American Euctenizinae trapdoor spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Mygalomorphae, Cyrtaucheniidae) JE Bond, BD Opell Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 136 (3), 487-534, 2002 | 79 | 2002 |
Spiders tune glue viscosity to maximize adhesion G Amarpuri, C Zhang, C Diaz, BD Opell, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala ACS nano 9 (11), 11472-11478, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |
The role of granules within viscous capture threads of orb-weaving spiders BD Opell, ML Hendricks Journal of Experimental Biology 213 (2), 339-346, 2010 | 75 | 2010 |
Capture thread extensibility of orb-weaving spiders: testing punctuated and associative explanations of character evolution BD Opell, JE Bond Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70 (1), 107-120, 2000 | 75 | 2000 |
THE NEARTIC HAHNIIDAE (ARACHNIDA: ARANEAE). BD Opell, B JA | 66 | 1976 |
Humidity affects the extensibility of an orb-weaving spider's viscous thread droplets BD Opell, SE Karinshak, MA Sigler Journal of Experimental Biology 214 (17), 2988-2993, 2011 | 62 | 2011 |
Changes in spinning anatomy and thread stickiness associated with the origin of orb-weaving spiders BD Opell Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 68 (4), 593-612, 1999 | 60 | 1999 |
Post-hatching development and web production of Hyptiotes cavatus (Hentz)(Araneae, Uloboridae) BD Opell Journal of Arachnology, 185-191, 1982 | 58 | 1982 |
Changes in the mechanical properties of capture threads and the evolution of modern orb-weaving spiders BD Opell, JE Bond Evolutionary Ecology Research 3 (5), 507-519, 2001 | 57 | 2001 |
The ability of spider cribellar prey capture thread to hold insects with different surface features BD Opell Functional Ecology, 145-150, 1994 | 57 | 1994 |
Environmental response and adaptation of glycoprotein glue within the droplets of viscous prey capture threads from araneoid spider orb-webs BD Opell, SE Karinshak, MA Sigler Journal of Experimental Biology 216 (16), 3023-3034, 2013 | 54 | 2013 |
The adhesive delivery system of viscous capture threads spun by orb-weaving spiders BD Opell, ML Hendricks Journal of Experimental Biology 212 (18), 3026-3034, 2009 | 54 | 2009 |