Phalangida includes three of the four suborders of Opiliones (Arachnida): Eupnoi, Dyspnoi
and Laniatores. We review the literature on the sensory structures and capabilities of …

Harvestmen are a major arachnid order that has experienced a dramatic increase in
biological knowledge in the 21st century. The publication of the book Harvestmen: The …

Arachnologists have uncovered tantalizing details about amblypygid behavioral ecology—
the study of the fitness consequences of their behavior. Thus, it is the aim of this review to …

Se presenta un panorama actualizado de la fauna argentina de Opiliones, la cual
comprende 101 especies (99 nominadas y dos en estudio), reunidas en tres subórdenes y …

The large Neotropical family G onyleptidae comprises nearly 820 species divided into 16
subfamilies. The majority of publications on harvestman ecology, behaviour and scent gland …

1 CHAPTER 12 Genitalic evolution in Opiliones Rogelio Macías-Ordóñez1, Glauco
Machado2, Abel Pérez-González3 & Jeffrey Page 1 1 CHAPTER 12 Genitalic evolution in …

The evolution of sexually dimorphic traits has been the focus of much theoretical work, but
empirical approaches to this topic have not been equally prolific. Males of the neotropical …

Pedipalps are the most versatile appendages of arachnids. They can be equipped with
spines (Amblypygi), chelae (Scorpiones), or adhesive pads (Solifugae), all of which are …

Although studies classify the polygynous mating system of a given species into female
defense polygyny (FDP) or resource defense polygyny (RDP), the boundary between these …

Animals present an enormous variety of behavioural defensive mechanisms, which increase
their survival, but often at a cost. Several animal taxa reduce their chances of being detected …