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Spiders in Ecological Webs (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)

By David Wise
Cambridge University Press, 1995

Book Description
As experimental organisms, spiders offer ecologists a unique opportunity to examine the concept of the ecological community and the role that field experimentation can play in evaluating theories of population and community ecology. In this book, David Wise provides a balanced critique of field experiments designed to uncover details of spider ecology, with the dual aim of clarifying the ecology of these fascinating organisms and providing insight into the advantages and challenges of performing field experiments with a predator ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems.

Contributed by Jeffrey A. Heupel, WHN. on 6 September, 2007 - 10:27pm

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American Spiders and their Spinning Work

By Henry C. McCook
Coachwhip Publications, 2006

The Rev. Henry C. McCook spent years researching and writing his 3 volume set, American Spiders and their Spinningwork. The three volumes were originally self-published in 1889, 1890, and 1894, under the auspices of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (where McCook was vice-president). Primarily covering the orb-weaving spiders, there is plenty of material on jumping spiders, wandering spiders, trapdoor spiders, and other species. This is one of the most thorough examinations of the natural history of American spiders, but due to its scarcity (only a limited number of volumes were originally printed), it is not well known by spider enthusiasts today. For the purpose of this reprint, the text and figures of all three volumes have been placed in Book 1. The color plates have been placed in Book 2.

Contributed by Jeffrey A. Heupel, WHN. on 6 September, 2007 - 10:09pm

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American Spiders

By Willis J. Gertsch
Van Nostrand Reinhold; Second edition, 1979