Studies in evolutionary biology and biogeography increasingly rely on the estimation of
dated phylogenetic trees using molecular clocks. In turn, the calibration of such clocks is …

In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …

High throughput sequencing and phylogenomic analyses focusing on relationships among
spiders have both reinforced and upturned long‐standing hypotheses. Likewise, the …

The importance of morphology in the phylogenomic era has recently gained attention, but
relatively few studies have combined both types of information when inferring phylogenetic …

Phylogenomic methods have proven useful for resolving deep nodes and recalcitrant
groups in the spider tree of life. Across arachnids, transcriptomic approaches may generate …

Spiders are renowned for their efficient capture of flying insects using intricate aerial webs.
How the spider nervous systems evolved to cope with this specialized hunting strategy and …

Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling
modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs …

A prominent question in animal research is how the evolution of morphology and ecology
interacts in the generation of phenotypic diversity. Spiders are some of the most abundant …

The common ancestor of spiders likely used silk to line burrows or make simple webs, with
specialized spinning organs and aerial webs originating with the evolution of the …

Spiders are important models for evolutionary studies of web building, sexual selection and
adaptive radiation. The recent development of probes for UCE (ultra‐conserved element) …