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Concentrating on the complex spider communication system, this book assembles the most recent multidisciplinary advances of leading researchers from many countries to assess the peculiar role spiders play in the animal kingdom. Originally published in 1982. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Author:   Peter N. Witt ,  Jerome S. Rovner
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   3099
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.794kg
ISBN:  

9780691642154

ISBN 10:   069164215
Pages:   452
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*Chapter 1 Introduction: Communication in Spiders, pg. 3*Chapter 2 The Significance and Complexity of Communication in Spiders, pg. 15*Chapter 3 Spiders and Vibratory Signals: Sensory Reception and Behavioral Significance, pg. 67*Chapter 4 Acoustic Communication and Reproductive Isolation in Spiders, pg. 123*Chapter 5 Visual Communication in Jumping Spiders (Salticidae), pg. 161*Chapter 6 The Behavior of Communicating in Jumping Spiders (Salticidae), pg. 213*Chapter 7 Chemical Communication in Lycosids and Other Spiders, pg. 249*Chapter 8 Spider Interaction Strategies: Communication vs. Coercion, pg. 281*Chapter 9 Social Spacing Strategies in Spiders, pg. 317*Chapter 10 Spider Foraging: Behavioral Responses to Prey, pg. 353*Epilogue, pg. 387*Literature Cited, pg. 393*Taxonomic Index, pg. 433*Subject Index, pg. 437

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