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Table of contentsForeword 5 * invited presentations PHYSIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOUR*Seyfarth E-A – Tactile body raising: neuronal correlates of a 'simple' behavior in spiders 19–32 Bartos MP – Distance of approach to prey is adjusted to the prey's ability to escape in Yllenus arenarius Menge (Araneae, Salticidae) 33–38 Kürpick SM – Cocoon care in the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola (Eresidae) 39–44 Haupt J – Fungal and rickettsial infections of some East Asian trapdoor spiders 45–49 Baert L & Maelfait J-P – The influence of the 1997-1998 El Niño upon the Galápagos lycosid populations, and a possible role in speciation 51–56 Sigsgaard L – Early season natural biological control of insect pests in rice by spiders - and some factors in the management of the cropping system that may affect this control 57–64 Nielsen SA & Toft S – Responses of a detoxification enzyme to diet quality in a wolf spider, Pardosa prativaga 65–70 *Lourenço WR – Reproduction in scorpions, with special reference to parthenogenesis 71–85 Rouaud C, Huber D & Lourenço WR – Life history of Caribetityus elii (Armas & Marcano Fondeur, 1992) from the Dominican Republic (Scorpiones, Buthidae) 87–90 Soranzo L, Stockmann R, Lautie N & Fayet C – Structure of the ovariuterus of the Scorpion Euscorpius carpathicus (L.) (Euscorpiidae) before fertilization 91–96 SPIDER WEBS AND SILKZschokke S – Form and function of the orb-web 99–106 Vollrath F, Nørgaard T & Krieger M – Radius orientation in the cross spider Araneus diadematus 107–116 Benjamin SP & Zschokke S – A computerised method to observe spider web building behaviour in a semi-natural light environment 117–122 Kenney JM, Knight DP, Dicko C & Vollrath F – Linear and circular dichroism can help us to understand the molecular nature of spider silk 123–126 SEXUAL SELECTION AND SPERM COMPETITION*Ahtiainen JJ, Alatalo RV, Kotiaho JS, Mappes J, Parri S & Vertainen L – Sexual selection in the drumming wolf spider Hygrolycosa rubrofaciata 129–137 Knoflach B – Copulation and emasculation in Echinotheridion gibberosum (Kulczynski, 1899) (Araneae, Theridiidae) 139–144 *Uhl G – Female genital morphology and sperm priority patterns in spiders (Araneae) 145–156 Berendonck B & Greven H – Morphology of female and male genitalia of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948 (Araneae, Theridiidae) with regard to sperm priority patterns 157–167 SPIDER COMMUNITIES AND CONSERVATION ECOLOGYCanard A & Ysnel F – Practical use of a single index to estimate the global range of rarity of spider communities in Western France 171–176 De Bakker D, Maelfait J-P, Desender K, Hendrickx F & De Vos B – Regional variation in spider diversity of Flemish forest stands 177–182 Moretti M – Effects of winter fire on spiders 183–190 Stánska M, Hajdamowicz I & Żabka M – Epigeic spiders of alder swamp forests in Eastern Poland 191–197 Pommeresche R – Spider species and communities in bog and forest habitats in Geitaknottane Nature Reserve, Western Norway 199–205 Rėlys V & Dapkus D – Similarities between epigeic spider communities in a peatbog and surrounding pine forest: a study from southern Lithuania 207–214 Merkens S – Epigeic spider communities in inland dunes in the lowlands of Northern Germany 215–222 Gajdoš P & Toft S – Distinctiveness of the epigeic spider communities from dune habitats on the Danish North Sea coast 223–228 Wolak M – The spider fauna of balks 229–236 Toft S & Lövei GL – The epigeic spider fauna of single-row hedges in a Danish agricultural landscape 237–242 Aakra K – The riparian spider fauna (Araneae) of the river Gaula, Central Norway: implications for conservation efforts 243–252 REGIONAL FAUNISTICSMikhailov KG – The spider fauna of Russia and other post-Soviet republics: a 2000 update 255–259 Mikhailov KG & Mikhailova EA – Altitudinal and biotopic distribution of the spider family Gnaphosidae in North Ossetia (Caucasus Major) 261–265 Koponen S – Spider fauna of peat bogs in southwestern Finland 267–271 Rėlys V & Dapkus D – Comments to the checklist of Gnaphosidae and Liocranidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Baltic States, with remarks on species new to Lithuania 273–278 Di Franco F – Observations on the spider family Gnaphosidae (Araneae) in the nature reserve 'Oasis of Simeto' (Italy, Sicily) 279–282 SAMPLING METHODSBell JR, Wheater CP, Henderson R & Cullen WR – Testing the efficiency of suction samplers (G-vacs) on spiders: the effect of increasing nozzle size and suction time 285–290 Bergthaler, GJ & Rėlys V – Suction sampling in alpine habitats: experiences and suggestions 291–297 Tóth F – An improved version of the 'aspirator gun' – a device for collecting arthropods 299–300 TAXONOMY, SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION*Kraus O – Why no subspecies in spiders? 303–314 Lehtinen PT – Generic revision of some thomisids related to Xysticus C.L.Koch, 1835 and Ozyptila Simon, 1864 315–327 Jantscher E – The significance of male pedipalpal characters for the higher systematics of the crab spider genus Xysticus C.L. Koch, 1835 (Araneae: Thomisidae) 329–336 Thaler K & Knoflach B – A superspecies in the genus Amaurobius on Crete, and additional records from Greece (Araneae: Amaurobiidae) 337–344 Dunlop JA – Character states and evolution of the chelicerate claws 345–354 Wunderlich J – Ant mimicry by spiders and spider-mite interactions preserved in Baltic amber (Arachnida: Acari, Araneae) 355–358 |
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