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Convergent evolution of behavior in an adaptive radiation of Hawaiian web-building spiders by Blackledge, T.A, Gillespie, R.G

“…Species in ecologically similar habitats often display patterns of divergence that are strikingly comparable, suggesting that natural selection can lead to…”
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Unusually long Hyptiotes ribosomal RNA supports secondary structure model utility in spiders by Spagna, J.C, Gillespie, R.G

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Influence of volcanic activity on the population genetic structure of Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders: fragmentation, rapid population growth and the potential for accelerated evolution by Vandergast, A.G, Gillespie, R.G, Roderick, G.K

“…Volcanic activity on the island of Hawaii results in a cyclical pattern of habitat destruction and fragmentation by lava, followed by habitat regeneration on…”
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EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGY OF SPIDER COLORATION by Oxford, G. S, Gillespie, R. G

“…Genetic color variation provides a tangible link between the external phenotype of an organism and its underlying genetic determination and thus furnishes a…”
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FREE-LIVING SPIDERS OF THE GENUS ARIAMNES (ARANEAE, THERIDIIDAE) IN HAWAII by Gillespie, R. G., Rivera, M. A. J.

“…This study examines species in a relatively diverse lineage of Ariamnes spiders in the Hawaiian archipelago, where they appear to have undergone adaptive…”
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Effects of Natural Forest Fragmentation on a Hawaiian Spider Community by Vandergast, Amy G, Gillespie, Rosemary G

“…The kipuka system, a network of forest fragments surrounded by lava flows on the island of Hawaii, offers an opportunity to study the natural, long-term…”
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Multiple origins of a spider radiation in Hawaii by Gillespie, R.G, Croom, H.B, Palumbi, S.R

“…The Hawaiian islands are renowned for some of the most spectacular species radiations in the world. Most of these radiations have been attributed to single…”
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Risk-sensitive foraging strategies of two spider populations by Gillespie, Rosemary G., Caraco, Thomas

“…We found that foraging mode differed between habitats in the long-jawed orb-weaving spider Tetragnatha elongata. In a creek habitat, where relatively few prey…”
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Resource consumption variance within and among individuals: on coloniality in spiders by Caraco, Thomas, Uetz, George W., Gillespie, Rosemary G., Giraldeau, Luc-Alain

“…Several models for the economics of sociality demonstrate that the probability distribution of an individual's resource consumption could depend on the size of…”
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Risk-sensitivity: foraging mode in an ambush predator by Caraco, Thomas, Gillespie, Rosemay G.

“…We present a stochastic model for foraging mode, where the mode is idealized as a @'sit-and-wait@' strategy or as a strategy of active movement between…”
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Pseudorabies in Captive Coyotes by Raymond, James T., Gillespie, Robert G., Woodruff, Mary, Janovitz, Evan B.

“…Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease) was diagnosed in three adult captive coyotes (Canis latrans) from southern Indiana (USA). The coyotes died in their outdoor…”
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The mechanism of habitat selection in the long-jawed orb-weaving spider Tetragnatha elongata (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) by Gillespie, R.G

“…Tetragnatha elongata is associated exclusively with riparian habitats. The physiological suitability of a given environment is determined by accessibility to…”
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Costs and benefits of brood care in the Hawaiian happy face spider Theridion grallator (Araneae, Theridiidae) by Gillespie, Rosemary G.

“…The costs and benefits of maternal care in the Hawaiian happy face spider Theridion grallator were studied in the field and laboratory. Adult females were…”
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Hawaiian spiders of the genus Tetragnatha II. Species from natural areas of windward east Maui by Gillespie, R.G. (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI)

“…The spider genus Tetragnatha is highly speciose in the Hawaiian Islands, diverse in morphology, ecology and behavior. The present study describes the…”
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Maintaining a happy face: stable colour polymorphism in the spider Theiridion grallator (Araneae, Theridiidae) by Gillespie, R.G, Tabashnik, B.E

“…Theiridion grallator is a highly polymorphic spider endemic to the wet and mesic forests of the Hawaiian Islands. The frequencies of the two major morph…”
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Hawaiian spiders of the genus Tetragnatha. I. Spiny leg clade by Gillespie, R.G. (University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI)

“…The Hawaiian archipelago is well known for some of the most spectacular species radiations from single ancestors, although the occurrence of this phenomenon in…”
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Mitochondrial DNA sequences coding for a portion of the RNA of the small ribosomal subunits of Tetragnatha mandibulata and Tetragnatha hawaiensis (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) by Croom, H.B. (The University of the South, Sewanee, TN), Gillespie, R.G, Palumbi, S.R

“…A region of mitochondrial DNA coding for most of the third domain of the 12S rRNA of the ribosomal small subunit has been sequenced from two spiders in the…”
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Homosexual mating behavior in male Doryonychus raptor (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) by Gillespie, R.G. (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI)

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