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Conceptual and statistical problems with the use of the Shannon-Weiner entropy index in bioacoustic analyses
(2018-04-03)
Information theory and its indices were developed for human communication to predict the amount of information transferred in a message. One such index, the Shannon-Weiner index (SWI), has often been used to analyse ...
Courtship behavior and copulation in Tengella radiata (Araneae, Tengellidae)
(2008)
The first description of the courtship behavior and copulation is provided for Tengella radiata (Kulczynski 1909). The male courts the female by rocking his body and vibrating his abdomen. These behaviors seem to induce ...
Detritus camouflage in webs of Helvibis longicauda (Araneae: Theridiidae)
(2007)
Adult females of Helvibis longicauda accumulated tiny pieces of vegetation in the mesh of their webs. The amount of debris accumulated was much greater in webs of spiders with either egg sacs, spiderlings or juveniles than ...
Characteristics of the capture threads of Synotaxus sp. (probably S. turbinatus) webs (Araneae, Synotaxidae)
(2009)
Synotaxus spiders have independently evolved aerial, planar webs to intercept and retain prey, but these webs differ in several respects from planar araneoid webs with similar functions. The silk capture threads of Synotaxus ...
House Wrens Troglodytes aedon reduce repertoire size and change song element frequencies in response to anthropogenic noise
(2020-06-09)
Anthropogenic noise (≤ 3 kHz) can affect key features of birds’ acoustic communication via two different processes: (1) song-learning, because songbirds need to hear themselves and other birds to crystallize their song, ...
Hidrocarburos cuticulares: su potencial como estímulo para el reconocimiento de parentela en dos arañas subsociales anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae) y patrones de fijación de hilos de seda en la araña subsocial Anelosimus baeza (Araneae: Theridiidae)
(2019-09-27)
El reconocimiento de parentela en grupos sociales de artrópodos puede ocurrir por diferentes tipos
de estímulos, como por ejemplo los compuestos excretados de la cutícula. Un rasgo posiblemente ancestral
de las arañas ...
Carrion Feeding By Spiderlings Of The Cob-Web Spider Theridion evexum(Araneae, Theridiidae)
(2007)
The use of carrion to feed spiderlings has never previously been observed in spiders. Here we show that the theridiid Theridion evexum Keyserling 1884 stored dead insectan prey for up to one week prior to the emergence of ...
Urban noise influences vocalization structure in the House Wren Troglodytes aedon
(2013)
Urban habitats are noisy and constrain acoustic communication in birds. We analysed the effect of anthropogenic noise on the vocalization characteristics of House Wrens Troglodytes aedon at two sites with different noise ...
Description of the acoustical interaction and synchronization between duetters of the Large-footed Finch (Pezopetes capitalis)
(2017)
Duets are highly coordinated acoustical displays produced by two individuals. Studying the structure of duet songs and its causes is essential to understand the ecological role and evolution of this form of communication. ...
Egg sac construction by folding dead leaves in Pozonia nigroventris and Micrathena sp. (Araneae: Araneidae)
(2010)
Published descriptions of egg sac construction behavior in araneids are scarce. We describe egg sac construction and oviposition in one individual of the poorly known araneid Pozonia nigroventris (Bryant 1936) and two ...