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Plasticity in extended phenotypes: orb web architectural responses to variations in prey parameters.

The Journal of experimental biology - 15 Sept 2010

Blamires Sean J

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A spider orb web is an extended phenotype; it modifies and interacts with the environment, influencing spider physiology. Orb webs are plastic, responding to variations in prey parameters. Studies attempting to understand how nutrients influence spider orb-web plasticity have been hampered by the inability to decouple prey nutrients from other, highly correlated, prey factors and the intrinsic link between prey...

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PMID: 20802123
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.045583

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