Microgeographic population structuring in a genus of California trapdoor spiders and discovery of an enigmatic new species (Euctenizidae: Promyrmekiaphila …

J Starrett, EE Jochim, IL Quayle, XJ Zahnle… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recognition and delineation of cryptic species remains a perplexing problem in
systematics, evolution, and species delimitation. Once recognized as such, cryptic species …

Weathering the storm for love: Mate searching behaviour of wild males of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)

CN Creak, H Muirhead, R Bonduriansky, M Kasumovic… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The risky business of mate-searching often leaves the actively searching sex facing threats
and rapidly changing conditions. Yet, active mate-searching behaviour is rarely studied in …