Although strongly criticized since the 90s, there is still a heavy bias in the field of sexual
selection towards studying males. Arachnids are no exception, with most researchers …

Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 54 highlights new advances in the field, with this
new volume presenting interesting chapters on Mobbing in animals: a thorough review and …

The infraorder Mygalomorphae comprises almost 3000 species. It is widely distributed all
over the world, and about one third of the species included in this infraorder is represented …

The tropical and subtropical rainforests of Australia's eastern mesic zone have given rise to
a complex and highly diverse biota. Numerous old endemic, niche-conserved groups persist …

We studied the morphology of scopula, claw tufts and a scopula-like feature
(pseudoscopula) of tarsi on representatives of all Mygalomorphae spider families. The …

The recognition and delineation of cryptic species remains a perplexing problem in
systematics, evolution, and species delimitation. Once recognized as such, cryptic species …

Spiders have become a model group for sexual selection and mating system studies, but our
understanding of courtship behavior in the group is heavily biased towards the infraorder …

The Neotropical trapdoor spider genus Neocteniza Pocock, 1895 is distributed throughout
Central and South America. The genus currently comprises 18 species and little is known …

Studying morphology of Theraphosidae spiders can be very challenging, especially if the
main objective is assembling characters for systematics. Such spiders present a …

Spiders have long been noted as classic examples of sexual behavior among arachnids,
including extreme sexual dimorphism in some groups, and behavioral adaptations to …