Trophic specialisation in a predatory group: the case of prey-specialised spiders (Araneae)

Dangerous prey is associated with a type 4 functional response in spiders

(2013) Eva Líznarová et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Pre-adaptive shift of a native predator (Araneae, Zodariidae) to an abundant invasive ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

(2012) César Monzó et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Phylogenetic placement of pelican spiders (Archaeidae, Araneae), with insight into evolution of the “neck” and predatory behaviours of the superfamily Palpimanoidea

(2012) Hannah Marie Wood et al.   CLADISTICS

Prey-race drives differentiation of biotypes in ant-eating spiders

(2012) S. Pekár et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Selective olfactory attention of a specialised predator to intraspecific chemical signals of its prey

(2012) Manuel Cárdenas et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Local trophic specialisation in a cosmopolitan spider (Araneae)

(2012) Eva Líznarová et al.   ZOOLOGY

Phenotypic integration in a series of trophic traits: tracing the evolution of myrmecophagy in spiders (Araneae)

(2012) Stano Pekár et al.   ZOOLOGY

Revisiting the evolution of ecological specialization, with emphasis on insect–plant interactions

(2011) M. L. Forister et al.   ECOLOGY

A conceptual framework for the evolution of ecological specialisation

(2011) Timothée Poisot et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

EVOLUTION OF STENOPHAGY IN SPIDERS (ARANEAE): EVIDENCE BASED ON THE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SPIDER DIETS

(2011) Stano Pekár et al.   EVOLUTION

Trophic strategy of ant-eating Mexcala elegans (Araneae: Salticidae): looking for evidence of evolution of prey-specialization

(2011) Stano Pekár et al.   JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY

Armoured spiderman: morphological and behavioural adaptations of a specialised araneophagous predator (Araneae: Palpimanidae)

(2011) Stano Pekár et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Intersexual Trophic Niche Partitioning in an Ant-Eating Spider (Araneae: Zodariidae)

(2011) Stano Pekár et al.   PLoS One

Global Patterns of Guild Composition and Functional Diversity of Spiders

(2011) Pedro Cardoso et al.   PLoS One

Specialist ant-eating spiders selectively feed on different body parts to balance nutrient intake

(2010) S. Pekár et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Interpopulation variation in kairomone use by Cyrba algerina, an araneophagic jumping spider from Portugal

(2010) Ana M. Cerveira et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY

The biology of Simaetha paetula and S. thoracica, web-building jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Queensland: co-habitation with social spiders, utilization of silk, predatory behaviour and intraspecific interactions

(2010) Robert R. Jackson   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

The biology of New Zealand and Queensland pirate spiders (Araneae, Mimetidae): aggressive mimicry, araneophagy and prey specialization

(2010) R. R. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

A specialized araneophagic predator's short-term nutrient utilization depends on the macronutrient content of prey rather than on prey taxonomic affiliation

(2010) SØREN TOFT et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Olfactory search-image use by a mosquito-eating predator

(2010) F. R. Cross et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Herbivory in a spider through exploitation of an ant–plant mutualism

(2009) Christopher J. Meehan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Revisiting the dietary niche: When is a mammalian herbivore a specialist?

(2009) L. A. Shipley et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Capture efficiency of an ant-eating spider, Zodariellum asiaticum (Araneae: Zodariidae), from Kazakhstan

(2009) Stano Pekár   JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY

Cross-modality priming of visual and olfactory selective attention by a spider that feeds indirectly on vertebrate blood

(2009) F. R. Cross et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

The biology of Portia fimbriata, a web-building jumping spider (Araneae, Salticidae) from Queensland: utilization of webs and predatory versatility

(2009) R. R. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Can ant-eatingZodarionspiders (Araneae: Zodariidae) develop on a diet optimal for euryphagous arthropod predators?

(2009) STANO PEKÁR et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Argentine ant infestation affects the abundance of the native myrmecophagic jumping spider Siler cupreus Simon in Japan

(2008) Y. Touyama et al.   INSECTES SOCIAUX

How oniscophagous spiders overcome woodlouse armour

(2008) M. Řezáč et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Host specificity is linked to intraspecific variability in the genus Lamellodiscus (Monogenea)

(2008) T. KACI-CHAOUCH et al.   PARASITOLOGY

The meaning of predatory specialization as illustrated by Aelurillus m-nigrum, an ant-eating jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Azerbaijan

(2007) Elchin F. Huseynov et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES