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Ecophysiology of Spiders (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)
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Ecophysiology of Spiders (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)
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Recently another book on insect physiology was published. It was
restricted to a few focal points as are many of these new insect
physiology books, but there was considerable depth in its
specialized point of view. We were dis cussing the structure of
this book and of insect physiology books, in general, when Prof.
Remmert asked me " . . . and what about books on spider physio
logy?" Silence. Then I started to explain "oh yes, there is a
congress pro ceedings volume on this topic and there is a group
with excellent publica tions on another topic . . .," but I felt
that this answer was weak. One can no longer buy the proceedings
volume in a bookshop and to read a series of publications on a
given topic one must search in a library for a dozen journals. Why
is there not a single book on spider physiology comparable with the
many books on insect physiology? Are spiders a scientific ivory
tower, far from public interest and commercial importance? I do not
think so, although spiders are one of the many "forgotten" animal
groups which always grew in the shadow of the insects. There are
research groups working on spider physiology, there are fascinating
phenomena in this animal group and there are plenty of exciting
results. Spiders may have been always underresearch ed, but
research is progressing. In the last few years, new books have been
published, e. g."
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