Spiderwebs and Silk : Tracing Evolution From Molecules to Genes to Phenotypes
Catherine L. Craig
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | New York : : Oxford University Press, , 2003.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (257 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; 1 Silk Proteins: Breakdown and Evolutionary Pathways; 2 The Comparative Architecture of Silks, Fibrous Proteins, and Their Encoding Genes in Insects and Spiders; 3 The Mechanical Functions of Silks and Their Correlated Structural Properties; 4 Insect Spatial Vision Is a Potential Selective Factor on the Evolution of Silk Achromatic Properties and Web Architecture; 5 Insect Color Vision Is a Potential Selective Factor on the Evolution of Silk Chromatic Properties and Web Design. - 6 Insect Learning Capacity Is a Potential Selective Factor in the Evolution of Silk Color and the Decorative Silk Patterns Spun by Spiders7 Inter-Gland Competition for Amino Acids and the ATP Costs of Silk Synthesis; 8 A One-Dimensional Developmental System and Life-Long Silk Synthesis May Preclude the Evolution of Higher Eusociality in Spiders; 9 Conclusions and Looking Forward; References; Index. - Links the molecular evolution of silk proteins to the evolution and behavioral ecology of web-spinning spiders and other arthropods. This book presents an integrated understanding of an interesting biological system at the molecular and organizational levels.
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| Emner | Orb weavers - Evolution.
Orb weavers. Silk. Edderkopper Vis mer... Evolusjon
Fenotyper Gener Health & Biological Sciences Invertebrates & Protozoa Molekyler Proteiner Zoology evolusjon edderkopper proteiner silke Araneoidea fenotyper molekyler gener |
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| ISBN | 0195129164
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