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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2023

Dynamic evolution of locomotor performance independent of changes in extended phenotype use in spiders.

Michael B J Kelly, Md Kawsar Khan, Kaja Wierucka, Braxton R Jones, Ryan Shofner, Shahan Derkarabetian, Jonas O Wolff

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Michael B J KellyEvolutionary Biomechanics, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Strasse 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0110-0313
Md Kawsar KhanSchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1795-1315
Kaja WieruckaSchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6763-8744
Braxton R JonesSchool of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1545-8415
Ryan ShofnerEvolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences E26, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1932-9642
Shahan DerkarabetianDepartment of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9163-9277
Jonas O WolffEvolutionary Biomechanics, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Loitzer Strasse 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2326-0326
Universität Greifswald · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DEGerman Primate Center · DEHarvard University · USThe University of Sydney · AUUNSW Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many animals use self-built structures (extended phenotypes) to enhance body functions, such as thermoregulation, prey capture or defence. Yet, it is unclear whether the evolution of animal constructions supplements or substitutes body functions-with disparate feedbacks on trait evolution. Here, using brown spiders (Araneae: marronoid clade), we explored if the evolutionary loss and gain of silken webs as extended prey capture devices correlates with alterations in traits known to play an important role in predatory strikes-locomotor performance (sprint speed) and leg spination (expression of capture spines on front legs). We found that in this group high locomotor performance, with running speeds of over 100 body lengths per second, evolved repeatedly-both in web-building and cursorial spiders. There was no correlation with running speed, and leg spination only poorly correlated, relative to the use of extended phenotypes, indicating that web use does not reduce selective pressures on body functions involved in prey capture and defence

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RunningSpidersAnimalsPredatory BehaviorSilkSilkanimal performanceDesidaeextended phenotypeprey capturespider web

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PMID37876190
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