New world tarantulas : taxonomy, biogeography and evolutionary biology of theraphosidae /
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Imprint: | Cham : Springer, 2020. |
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Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
Series: | Zoological Monographs, 2523-3904 ; v. 6 Zoological monographs ; v. 6. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12609492 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction to the Theraphosidae
- A Molecular Approach to the Phylogeny of Theraphosidae and Their Kin
- Ischnocolinae and Schismatothelinae
- Arboreal Tarantulas and Their Allies: Aviculariinae and Psalmopoeinae
- Theraphosinae
- Biogeography of New World Tarantulas
- Tarantulas and Their Habitats
- Predation and Other Interactions
- Enemies and Defences: Urticating Setae of Theraphosidae
- Phsiological Ecology of Tarantulas: Thermoregulation, Metabolism and Performance Traits
- Cuticular Structures of New World Tarantulas: Ultramorphology of Setae and Other Features
- Adhesive Features of the Theraphosid Tarantulas
- Biomechanics of Locomotion in Tarantulas
- Communication and Reproductive Biology of Tarantulas
- Tarantulas in Captivity: Raising and Breeding
- Situation and Conservation of Tarantulas in the Americas
- Tarantulas, Gods and Arachnologists: An Outline of the History of the Study of New World Theraphosid Spiders.