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020			_a9780511974496 (ebook)
020			_z9780521765299 (hardback)
020			_z9780521749275 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aQL458.4 _b.S633 2011
082	0	0	_a595.4/4 _223
245	0	0	_aSpider Behaviour : _bFlexibility and Versatility / _cedited by Marie Elisabeth Herberstein.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (416 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aSpiders are often underestimated as suitable behavioural models because of the general belief that due to their small brains their behaviour is innate and mostly invariable. Challenging this assumption, this fascinating book shows that rather than having a limited behavioural repertoire, spiders show surprising cognitive abilities, changing their behaviour to suit their situational needs. The team of authors unravels the considerable intra-specific as well as intra-individual variability and plasticity in different behaviours ranging from foraging and web building to communication and courtship. An introductory chapter on spider biology, systematics and evolution provides the reader with the necessary background information to understand the discussed behaviours and helps to place them into an evolutionary context. Highlighting an under-explored area of behaviour, this book will provide new ideas for behavioural researchers and students unfamiliar with spiders as well as a valuable resource for those already working in this intriguing field.
700	1		_aHerberstein, Marie Elisabeth, _eeditor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521765299
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974496
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38797 _d38797