Ecological stoichiometry of the black widow spider and its prey from desert, urban and laboratory populations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.12.002
Abstract: Abstract Ecological stoichiometry (ES) offers a framework to identify the mechanisms that allow pest species to thrive following human-induced rapid environmental change (HIREC). Specifically, ES links the biochemical composition of an organism to their growth… read more here.
Keywords: widow spider; black widow; laboratory; prey desert ... See more keywords
Game of webs: species and web structure influence contest outcome in black widow spiders
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz153
Abstract: Population-level trait variation within species plays an often-overlooked role in interspecific interactions. In this study, we compared among-individual variation in web phenotype and foraging behavior between native black widows (Latrodectus hesperus) and invasive brown widows… read more here.
Keywords: black widow; contest outcome; black widows; brown widows ... See more keywords
Web Vibrations in Intraspecific Contests of Female Black Widow Spiders, Latrodectus hesperus
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvad003
Abstract: Abstract Female black widow spiders, Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin and Ivie (Araneae: Theridiidae), are solitary predators of arthropods with no tolerance for intruders on the webs. In California, L. hesperus are found in urban and agricultural… read more here.
Keywords: spiders latrodectus; female black; hesperus; latrodectus hesperus ... See more keywords
A multiwavelength search for black widow and redback counterparts of candidate γ-ray millisecond pulsars
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa2339
Abstract: The wealth of detections of millisecond pulsars (MSPs) in $\gamma$-rays by {\em Fermi} has spurred searches for these objects among the several unidentified $\gamma$-ray sources. Interesting targets are a sub-class of binary MSPs, dubbed "Black… read more here.
Keywords: gamma ray; multiwavelength search; black widow; search black ... See more keywords
Magnetic field decay in black widow pulsars
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx3319
Abstract: We study in this work the evolution of the magnetic field in ‘redback–black widow’ pulsars. Evolutionary calculations of these ‘spider’ systems suggest that first the accretion operates in the redback stage, and later the companion… read more here.
Keywords: widow pulsars; decay; field; black widow ... See more keywords
Constraining magnetic fields through plasma lensing: application to the Black Widow pulsar
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DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz374
Abstract: In regions with strongly varying electron density, radio emission can be magnified significantly by plasma lensing. In the presence of magnetic fields, magnification in time and frequency will be different for two circular polarizations. We… read more here.
Keywords: plasma lensing; magnetic fields; field; widow pulsar ... See more keywords
Preying dangerously: black widow spider venom resistance in sympatric lizards
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.221012
Abstract: Lizards and spiders are natural adversaries, yet little is known of adaptations that lizards might possess for dealing with the venomous defences of spider prey. In the Western USA, two lizard species (Elgaria multicarinata and… read more here.
Keywords: widow; widow spider; spider venom; black widow ... See more keywords
Field Current Waveform-Based Method for Estimation of Synchronous Generator Parameters Using Adaptive Black Widow Optimization Algorithm
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.3037510
Abstract: This article presents a novel method for identification of synchronous generator parameters that is based on sudden short-circuit test data and a novel metaheuristic algorithm, called the adaptive black widow optimization algorithm. Unlike traditional methods… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; black widow; synchronous generator; generator ... See more keywords
Multimodal and multifunctional signaling? – Web reduction courtship behavior in a North American population of the false black widow spider
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228988
Abstract: Males of widow spiders courting on the web of females engage in web-reduction behavior which entails excising a section of the web, bundling it up, and wrapping it with their silk. Males of the false… read more here.
Keywords: reduction; web reduction; false black; black widow ... See more keywords
Ecdysteroid responses to urban heat island conditions during development of the western black widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267398
Abstract: The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) controls molting in arthropods. The timing of 20E production, and subsequent developmental transitions, is influenced by a variety of environmental factors including nutrition, photoperiod, and temperature, which is particularly relevant… read more here.
Keywords: widow spider; development; western black; heat ... See more keywords
Optimal Siting and Sizing of FACTS in Distribution Networks Using the Black Widow Algorithm
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DOI: 10.3390/a16050225
Abstract: The problem regarding the optimal placement and sizing of different FACTS (flexible alternating current transmission systems) in electrical distribution networks is addressed in this research by applying a master–slave optimization approach. The FACTS analyzed correspond… read more here.
Keywords: optimal siting; siting sizing; distribution networks; distribution ... See more keywords