• Free-standing spider silk webs of the thomisid Saccodomus formivorus are made of composites comprising micro- and submicron fibers 

  Haynl, C; Vongsvivut, J; Mayer, KRH; Bargel, H; Neubauer, VJ; Tobin, MJ; Elgar, MA; Scheibel, T (NATURE RESEARCH, 2020-10-19)

  Our understanding of the extraordinary mechanical and physico-chemical properties of spider silk is largely confined to the fibers produced by orb-weaving spiders, despite the diversity of foraging webs that occur across ...

• Maximizing the value of forest restoration for tropical mammals by detecting three-dimensional habitat associations 

  Deere, NJ; Guillera-Arroita, G; Swinfield, T; Milodowski, DT; Coomes, DA; Bernard, H; Reynolds, G; Davies, ZG; Struebig, MJ (NATL ACAD SCIENCES, 2020-10-20)

  Tropical forest ecosystems are facing unprecedented levels of degradation, severely compromising habitat suitability for wildlife. Despite the fundamental role biodiversity plays in forest regeneration, identifying and ...

• Low doses of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid induce ROS triggering neurological and metabolic impairments in Drosophila 

  Martelli, F; Zuo, Z; Wang, J; Wong, C-O; Karagas, NE; Roessner, U; Rupasinghe, T; Venkatachalam, K; Perry, T; Bellen, HJ; ... (NATL ACAD SCIENCES, 2020-10-13)

  Declining insect population sizes are provoking grave concern around the world as insects play essential roles in food production and ecosystems. Environmental contamination by intense insecticide usage is consistently ...

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