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Spider Webs

Author : William Eberhard
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022653474X
Total Pages : 679 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Spider Webs written by William Eberhard and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers. For instance, one spider spins more than three precisely spaced, morphologically complex spiral attachments per second for up to fifteen minutes at a time. Spiders even adjust the mechanical properties of their famously strong silken lines to different parts of their webs and different environments, and make dramatic modifications in orb designs to adapt to available spaces. This extensive adaptive flexibility, involving decisions influenced by up to sixteen different cues, is unexpected in such small, supposedly simple animals. As Eberhard reveals, the extraordinary diversity of webs includes ingenious solutions to gain access to prey in esoteric habitats, from blazing hot and shifting sand dunes (to capture ants) to the surfaces of tropical lakes (to capture water striders). Some webs are nets that are cast onto prey, while others form baskets into which the spider flicks prey. Some aerial webs are tramways used by spiders searching for chemical cues from their prey below, while others feature landing sites for flying insects and spiders where the spider then stalks its prey. In some webs, long trip lines are delicately sustained just above the ground by tiny rigid silk poles. Stemming from the author’s more than five decades observing spider webs, this book will be the definitive reference for years to come.

The Best Books

Author : William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1146 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Books written by William Swan Sonnenschein and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Spiders in Ecological Webs

Author : David H. Wise
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521310611
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Spiders in Ecological Webs written by David H. Wise and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-26 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical evaluation of the role of field experimentation in population and community ecology.

Attachment Structures and Adhesive Secretions in Arachnids

Author : Jonas O. Wolff
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319457136
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Attachment Structures and Adhesive Secretions in Arachnids written by Jonas O. Wolff and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys attachment structures and adhesive secretions occurring in this class of animals and discusses the relationships between structure, properties, and function in the context of evolutionary trends, and biomimetic potential. Topics comprise mechanical attachment devices, such as clamps, claws, hooks, spines and wraps, as well as hairy and smooth adhesive pads, nano-fibrils, suction cups, and viscid and solidifying adhesives. Attachment is one of the major types of interactions between an organism and its environment. There are numerous studies that deal with this phenomenon in lizards, frogs, insects, barnacles, mussels and echinoderms, but the second largest class of animals, the Arachnida, was highly neglected so far. The authors demonstrated that most arachnid adhesive structures are highly analogous to those of insects and vertebrates, but there are also numerous unique developments with some intriguing working principles. Because arachnid attachment organs have a very strong potential of technological ideas for the development of new materials and systems, inspirations from biology could also be interesting for a broad range of topics in materials and surface engineering.

A Bibliography of Science. Being the Sections Relating to that Subject in The Best Books and The Reader's Guide

Author : William Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book A Bibliography of Science. Being the Sections Relating to that Subject in The Best Books and The Reader's Guide written by William Swan Stallybrass (formerly Sonnenschein.) and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Habitat Structure

Author : S.S. Bell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401130760
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Habitat Structure written by S.S. Bell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We conceived the idea for this book after teaching a graduate seminar on 'Habitat Complexity' at The University of South Florida. Discussions during the seminar led us to conclude that similar goals were to be found in studies of the topic that spanned the breadth of ecological research. Yet, the exact meaning of 'habitat structure', and the way in which it was measured, seemed to differ widely among subdisciplines. Our own research, which involves several sorts of ecology, convinced us that the differences among subdisciplines were indeed real ones, and that they did inhibit communica tion. We decided that interchange of ideas among researchers working in marine ecology, plant-animal interactions, physiological ecology, and other more-or-less independent fields would be worthwhile, in that it might lead to useful generalizations about 'habitat structure'. To foster this interchange of ideas. we organized a symposium to attract researchers working with a wide variety of organisms living in many habitats, but united in their interest in the topic of 'habitat structure'. The symposium was held at The University of South Florida's Chinsegut Hill Conference Center, in May. 1988. We asked participants to think about 'habitat structure' in new ways; to synthesize important, but fragmented, information; and. perhaps. to consider ways of translating ideas across systems. The chapters contained in this book reflect the participants' attempts to do so. The book is divided into four parts, by major themes that we have found useful categorizations.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica

Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1116 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.

Bibliography of Agriculture

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Bibliography of Agriculture written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Elements of Polymer Science & Engineering

Author : Alfred Rudin
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080505473
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Elements of Polymer Science & Engineering written by Alfred Rudin and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1998-09-21 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tremendous developments in the field of polymer science, its growing importance, and an increase in the number of polymer science courses in both physics and chemistry departments have led to the revision of the First Edition. This new edition addresses subjects as spectroscopy (NMR), dynamic light scattering, and other modern techniques unknown before the publication of the First Edition. The Second Edition focuses on both theory (physics and chemistry) and engineering applications which make it useful for chemistry, physics, and chemical engineering departments.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopaedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Encyclopedia Britannica

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2518 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia Britannica written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 2518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Protective Textiles from Natural Resources

Author : Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0323904785
Total Pages : 966 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)

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Download or read book Protective Textiles from Natural Resources written by Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-15 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protective Textiles from Natural Resources provides systematic coverage of the fundamentals, production methods, processing techniques, characterization techniques, properties and applications of natural textile products for protective purposes. The subject of this book is an important kind of technical textile designed to protect the wearer from injuries, illness and death. They offer enhanced protection against phenomena including heat, cold, flame, chemical, biological, nuclear agents, radiation, disaster and even ballistics. As no single type of clothing can be adequate for all kinds of protection, extensive research is carried out to develop protective clothing for specialized civilian and military applications. The latest research on the use of natural fibres in PPE is also covered, which could make a significant contribution to the fight against the spread of COVID-19. This comprehensive guide explores a wide variety of themes from material processing and design to finished products, through protection against specific hazards to specific applications, including all significant new developments on natural materials for protective textiles. - Explains the latest technologies related to fibre extraction from natural sources, chemical treatments, weave constructions, fabric finishes and coatings. - Includes the latest research on natural fibers in personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect wearers from bacterial and viral contamination. - Explains the state of the art in testing methods and standards for protective clothing.

Materials Design Inspired by Nature

Author : Peter Fratzl
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1782626174
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (826 download)

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Download or read book Materials Design Inspired by Nature written by Peter Fratzl and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inner architecture of a material can have an astonishing effect on its overall properties and is vital to understand when designing new materials. Nature is a master at designing hierarchical structures and so researchers are looking at biological examples for inspiration, specifically to understand how nature arranges the inner architectures for a particular function in order to apply these design principles into man-made materials. Materials Design Inspired by Nature is the first book to address the relationship between the inner architecture of natural materials and their physical properties for materials design. The book explores examples from plants, the marine world, arthropods and bacteria, where the inner architecture is exploited to obtain specific mechanical, optical or magnetic properties along with how these design principles are used in man-made products. Details of the experimental methods used to investigate hierarchical structures are also given. Written by leading experts in bio-inspired materials research, this is essential reading for anyone developing new materials.

The Encyclopædia Britannica

Author : Hugh Chisholm
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Encyclopædia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 2228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biomaterials

Author : David Byrom
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349111678
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (491 download)

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Download or read book Biomaterials written by David Byrom and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991-06-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biomaterials are produced from biological material and are used for their physical characteristics. This book looks at the range of biomaterials and their applications which range from the use of polysaccharides as thickening agents to the use of proteins as fibres and adhesives.

Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science

Author : National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309052939
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science written by National Science Resources Center of the National Academy of Sciences and the Smithsonian Institution and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-04-28 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What activities might a teacher use to help children explore the life cycle of butterflies? What does a science teacher need to conduct a "leaf safari" for students? Where can children safely enjoy hands-on experience with life in an estuary? Selecting resources to teach elementary school science can be confusing and difficult, but few decisions have greater impact on the effectiveness of science teaching. Educators will find a wealth of information and expert guidance to meet this need in Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science. A completely revised edition of the best-selling resource guide Science for Children: Resources for Teachers, this new book is an annotated guide to hands-on, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sources of help in teaching science from kindergarten through sixth grade. (Companion volumes for middle and high school are planned.) The guide annotates about 350 curriculum packages, describing the activities involved and what students learn. Each annotation lists recommended grade levels, accompanying materials and kits or suggested equipment, and ordering information. These 400 entries were reviewed by both educators and scientists to ensure that they are accurate and current and offer students the opportunity to: Ask questions and find their own answers. Experiment productively. Develop patience, persistence, and confidence in their own ability to solve real problems. The entries in the curriculum section are grouped by scientific areaâ€"Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Multidisciplinary and Applied Scienceâ€"and by typeâ€"core materials, supplementary materials, and science activity books. Additionally, a section of references for teachers provides annotated listings of books about science and teaching, directories and guides to science trade books, and magazines that will help teachers enhance their students' science education. Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science also lists by region and state about 600 science centers, museums, and zoos where teachers can take students for interactive science experiences. Annotations highlight almost 300 facilities that make significant efforts to help teachers. Another section describes more than 100 organizations from which teachers can obtain more resources. And a section on publishers and suppliers give names and addresses of sources for materials. The guide will be invaluable to teachers, principals, administrators, teacher trainers, science curriculum specialists, and advocates of hands-on science teaching, and it will be of interest to parent-teacher organizations and parents.

Wilderness First Responder

Author : Buck Tilton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762762624
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Wilderness First Responder written by Buck Tilton and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-03-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first teaching manual ever for the "Wilderness First Responder" course, this title represents the cutting edge in medical training for wilderness rescue and self care. The schools affiliated with Tilton's program include the Wilderness Medicine Institute, a subsidiary of NOLS, and SOLO.