The morphological, physiological, and behavioural traits of organisms are often used as
surrogates for actual ecological functions. However, differences in these traits do not …

Temporal change in vegetation complexity and field management may interactively affect
the structure of predator–prey networks in agroecosystems and consequently alter the …

The purpose of the current study was to document the variety of predatory spider species
present in the cotton fields of two major cotton-producing districts in Punjab, Pakistan, as …

In the present study, two common buthid scorpions, ie, Androctonus finitimus (Pocock,
1897)(Scorpiones: Buthidae) and Hottentota tamulus (Fabricus, 1798)(Scorpiones …

Present study was carried out to investigate the variation in web architecture of Larinia
chloris (Audouin 1826) in relation to seasonal differences and the biotic factors of the …

Tetragnatha spiders are common predators in rice ecosystems. However, changes in their
population numbers and availability of prey types at each rice growth stage are poorly …

Heavy metals are known to modulate the life history traits of spider species. This study
aimed to explore the divergence in life-history traits, including survival, growth, development …

Guilds have been used to assess how vegetation or environmental perturbations influence
the community structure of animal communities. Spiders use a variety of hunting strategies …

Spiders are important insect predators and being used as model organisms in various
investigatory studies however, work on this group is difficult due to the constrains in their …

The coexistence of phylogenetically related species is an attractive topic because of the
potentially intense interspecific competition. The most often investigated mechanisms …