Spiderwebs and silk : tracing evolution from molecules to genes to phenotypes

By C. Craig. 2003

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The Form and Function of Spider Orb Webs: Evolution from Silk to Ecosystems (2011, background): “While this sets the stage for a highly integrative understanding of the form and function of orb webs, from molecules to whole webs to how webs function in ecosystems, such synthesis largely has yet to be realized (Craig, 2003; Harmer et al., 2010).”
The Role of Behavior in the Evolution of Spiders, Silks, and Webs (2007, background): “Thus, spider silk is not only an interesting material in its own right (Craig 1997, 2003; Vollrath & Knight 2001, Vollrath & Porter 2006), but it is an integral part of the behavior of all spiders, whether an individual uses it simply as a trailing safety line or integrates it into the often…”
The Biomedical Use of Silk: Past, Present, Future (2018, background): “We certainly have more to learn beyond understanding the silk fiber itself, and dozens of cross-disciplinary researchers worldwide are using both simulation and experimentation [1] to make concerted efforts to understand the evolution ([2]), processing ([3]), and performance of silk ([4]), from the ”