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Modelling temperature and humidity effects on web performance: implications for predicting orb-web spider (Argiope spp.) foraging under Australian climate change scenarios

Published:2019-01-01 Issue:1 Volume:7 Page:
ISSN:2051-1434
Container-title:Conservation Physiology
language:en
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Author:

Blamires S J¹,Sellers W I²

Affiliation:

1. Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia

2. School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Abstract

Lay Summary. How climate change impacts animal extended phenotypes (EPs) is poorly understood. We modelled how temperature and humidity affects the ability of spider webs to intercept prey. We found humidity had negative effects at the extremes. Temperature, however, likely interacts with humidity to affect web tension and prey retention.

Funder

Hermon Slade Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecological Modeling,Physiology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/conphys/article-pdf/7/1/coz083/31269814/coz083.pdf

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