Foraging strategies and feeding regimes: Web and decoration investment in Argiope keyserlingi Karsch (Araneae: Araneidae)

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Signalling conflict between prey and predator attraction (2001, background): “However, spiders that capture more prey also construct more decorations (Blackledge, 1998b; Herberstein et al., 2000b) and open web sites may lead to higher prey capture.”
Condition-dependent spider web architecture in the western black widow, Latrodectus hesperus (2007, background): “A similar pattern has since been found for other species of orb-weaving spiders (Tso 1999; Herberstein et al. 2000), suggesting that many orb-weaving spiders may trade off investment of silk in webs with either growth or reproduction.”
EVALUATION OF FORMULAE TO ESTIMATE THE CAPTURE AREA AND MESH HEIGHT OF ORB WEBS (ARANEOIDEA, ARANEAE) (2000, background): “Web size and design can vary due to prey size (Sandoval 1994), food availability (Herberstein et al. 2000; Sherman 1994; Tso 1999), developmental stage (Higgins 1995; Heiling et al. 1998; Heiling & Herberstein 1998), physiological status (Eberhard 1988), web site (Eberhard 1989) and various abiotic…”
The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs: Evolution from Silk to Ecosystems (2011, background): “A rich literature exists on the functional implications of stabilimenta in orb webs (Blackledge, 1998a; Bruce, 2006; Eberhard, 1990b; Herberstein et al., 2000a; Starks, 2002; Thery and Casas, 2009).”