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  1. Cave depth and subterranean connectivity are drivers of intraspecific trait variability in two subterranean congeneric beetles
  2. Intraspecific body size variation in spiders is mediated by multiple stressors in an urban area
  3. Population Genomics of a Cave‐Dwelling Arachnid (Palpigradi, Eukoeneniidae) From the South‐Western Italian Alps
  4. Correction: Sexual horn dimorphism predicts the expression of active personality trait: males perform better only in the sexually horn dimorphic Onthophagus dung beetle
  5. City as a filter: urban density affects taxonomic and functional diversity of foliage dwelling spiders
  6. The invasive tropical planaria Bipalium kewense invades urban subterranean habitats in the city of Catania (Sicily, Italy)
  7. New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the islands of the Strait of Sicily (Southern Italy) with taxonomic notes on Poecilochroa loricata Kritscher, 1996 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) and eight new records for Europe
  8. Double dare: Climate change and volcanic activity threatens local populations of Meta menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in Sicily
  9. Two new subterranean Typhlonesticus (Araneae: Nesticidae) from the Alps with notes on their ecology, distribution and conservation
  10. An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems
  11. A relict subterranean spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes) reveals a unique component of the biogeography of Corsica
  12. Sexual horn dimorphism predicts the expression of active personality trait: males perform better only in the sexually horn dimorphic Onthophagus dung beetle
  13. Aliens in caves: the global dimension of biological invasions in subterranean ecosystems
  14. An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems
  15. A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves worldwide
  16. Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the north-western Dinarides
  17. The global spread of misinformation on spiders
  18. Human disturbance drives differential diversity patterns of microbial communities in hypogean habitats
  19. Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the North-western Dinarides
  20. A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders
  21. Quantifying troglomorphism in hyperspace
  22. An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites
  23. Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems
  24. The global spread of (mis)information on spiders
  25. Sulfidic Habitats in the Gypsum Karst System of Monte Conca (Italy) Host a Chemoautotrophically Supported Invertebrate Community
  26. A multi-layered approach uncovers overlooked taxonomic and physiological diversity in Alpine subterranean spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes)
  27. A remarkable troglomorphic ant, Yavnella laventa sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae), identified as the first known worker of Yavnella Kugler by phylogenomic inference
  28. Modulating lighting regime favours a sustainable use of show caves: A case study in NW-Italy
  29. Integrating thermal tolerance, water balance and morphology: An experimental study on dung beetles
  30. The World Spider Trait database: a centralized global open repository for curated data on spider traits
  31. Linear Peptides—A Combinatorial Innovation in the Venom of Some Modern Spiders
  32. Spider conservation in Europe: a review
  33. Global distribution of microwhip scorpions (Arachnida: Palpigradi)
  34. Microhabitat selection of a Sicilian subterranean woodlouse and its implications for cave management
  35. Niche Partitioning at Emergence of Two Syntopic Dragonflies
  36. Towards establishment of a centralized spider traits database
  37. Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
  38. Exploring the homogeneity of terrestrial subterranean communities at a local spatial scale
  39. Media representation of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments by framing a distorted perception of risk
  40. Islands in cities: Urbanization and fragmentation drive taxonomic and functional variation in ground arthropods
  41. Urbanization drivers differentially affect ground arthropod assemblages in the city of Turin (NW-Italy)
  42. Environmental filtering and convergent evolution determine the ecological specialisation of subterranean spiders
  43. Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the cave-dwelling spider Histopona palaeolithica, with the description of H. petrovi sp. nov. (Araneae: Agelenidae)
  44. Araneae.it: the online Catalog of Italian spiders, with addenda on other Arachnid Orders occurring in Italy (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scorpiones, Solifugae)
  45. Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental β -diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe
  46. Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae)
  47. Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems
  48. Extending Janzen's hypothesis to temperate regions: a test using subterranean ecosystems
  49. Associations between habitat quality, body size and reproductive fitness in the alpine endemic spider Vesubia jugorum
  50. Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems
  51. An inventory of the spider species of Barcelonnette (France), with taxonomic notes on Piniphantes agnellus n. comb. (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
  52. Systematics, ecology and distribution of the mygalomorph spider genus Cteniza Latreille, 1829 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae)
  53. Tracking the ice: Subterranean harvestmen distribution matches ancient glacier margins
  54. Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings
  55. On the morphological separation of two sibling species: Pardosa proxima (P. vlijmi syn. nov.) and P. tenuipes (Araneae: Lycosidae)
  56. What happens in cave at night?
  57. Ecological speciation in darkness? Spatial niche partitioning in sibling subterranean spiders (Araneae : Linyphiidae : Troglohyphantes)
  58. An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface
  59. A review of subterranean spiders in Europe, with a checklist of the species
  60. Debris-covered glaciers as habitat for plant and arthropod species: Environmental framework and colonization patterns
  61. The Spider World Record: a list of record-breaking achievements by spiders
  62. Life in harsh environments: carabid and spider trait types and functional diversity on a debris-covered glacier and along its foreland
  63. Competition affect large scale distribution of competing Meta spiders
  64. First mycological assessment in hydrothermal caves of Monte Kronio (Sicily, southern Italy)
  65. Human-induced Alterations of the Mycobiota in an Alpine Show Cave (Italy, SW-Alps)
  66. Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning
  67. Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning
  68. A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes
  69. A review on cave-dwelling spiders worldwide
  70. Effect of Global warming on subterranean - cave - ecosystems
  71. Local versus landscape spatial influence on biodiversity: a case study across five European industrialized areas
  72. IUCN assessment of Pimoa delphinica, a cave spider endemic to Italy
  73. Urbanization drives community shifts towards thermophilic and dispersive species at local and landscape scales
  74. New data on Troglohyphantes cave spiders in Italy, with a phylogeny of the alpine species
  75. IUCN assessment of Vesubia jugorum, a high alpine endangered spider
  76. A comprehensive review on the subterranean habitat Mesovoid Shallow Stratum (MSS)
  77. Niche dynamics in two cave apex predators evaluated via Hutchinson' niche hypervolumes
  78. The first study on the ecological preferences of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica
  79. Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions
  80. What happens to spider silk with ageing?
  81. Properties of the humic-like material arising from the photo-transformation of l -tyrosine
  82. Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
  83. Ecological niche: a study focusing on spiders in artifical mines
  84. Unexpected diversity in the relictual European spiders of the genus Pimoa (Araneae : Pimoidae)
  85. A new species-complex within the trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin 1826 distributed in northern and central Italy, with descriptions of three new species (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)
  86. Environmental drivers of phototrophic biofilms in an Alpine show cave (SW-Italian Alps)
  87. Rodents in grassland habitats: does livestock grazing matter? A comparison of two Alpine sites with different grazing histories
  88. The Mercantour/Alpi Marittime All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI): achievements and prospects
  89. Biogeography of two cave spiders through ecological niche modeling and genetic inferences
  90. Microclimatic niche and dispersal of the beetles Sphodropsis ghilianii and Dellabeffaella roccae
  91. Organic versus conventional systems in viticulture: Comparative effects on spiders and carabids in vineyards and adjacent forests
  92. Nupela troglophila sp. nov., an aerophilous diatom (Bacillariophyta) from the Bossea cave (NW Italy), with notes on its ecology
  93. Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation “Alpi Marittime” (NW Italy)
  94. Taxonomic notes onCybaeus vignaiBrignoli, 1977 (Araneae, Cybaeidae) andDysdera cribrataSimon, 1882 (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Italian Maritime Alps
  95. Environmental factors driving the deposition of spider cocoons (Meta menardi) in caves
  96. Stand maturity affects positively ground-dwelling arthropods in a protected beech forest
  97. Asymmetrical responses of forest and “beyond edge” arthropod communities across a forest–grassland ecotone
  98. Interspecific competition through conditional differentiation in two congeneric cave spiders
  99. Diatom flora in subterranean ecosystems: a review
  100. Differentiation among cave populations of the Eukoenenia spelaea species-complex (Arachnida: Palpigradi) in the southwestern Alps
  101. From rural to urban: landscape changes in north-west Italy over two centuries
  102. The first phylogenetic analysis of Palpigradi (Arachnida) – the most enigmatic arthropod order
  103. Parasitoid genus-specific manipulation of orb-web host spiders (Araneae, Araneidae)
  104. Differential responses of ground dwelling arthropods to ski-piste restoration by hydroseeding
  105. Courtship behavior in European species of the genusPardosa(Araneae, Lycosidae)
  106. Signal complexity and modular organization of the courtship behaviours of two sibling species of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)
  107. First assessment of effects of global change on threatened spiders: Potential impacts on Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) and its conservation plans
  108. Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species
  109. UV–vis spectral modifications of water samples under irradiation: Lake vs. subterranean water
  110. Grazing history influences biodiversity: a case study on ground-dwelling arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) in the Natural Park of Alpi Marittime (NW Italy)
  111. Evidence of the Most Stretchable Egg Sac Silk Stalk, of the European Spider of the Year Meta menardi
  112. Landscape changes caused by high altitude ski-pistes affect bird species richness and distribution in the Alps
  113. New troglobitic species of the genusTroglocheles(Acari: Prostigmata: Rhagidiidae) from caves in northern Italy and Austria, with a key to adult species of the genus
  114. Conservation value of artificial subterranean systems: A case study in an abandoned mine in Italy
  115. Arthropod colonisation of a debris-covered glacier
  116. The impact of high-altitude ski pistes on ground-dwelling arthropods in the Alps
  117. Effects of spiders’ predational delays in intensive agroecosystems
  118. Hygropetric and litter-inhabiting spiders (Araneae) from the Abruzzo Apennines (Central Italy)
  119. Spiders as biological controllers in the agroecosystem
  120. The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps
  121. Biological controls of intensive agroecosystems: Wanderer spiders in the Langa Astigiana
  122. Notes on the distribution of Berlandina nubivaga with the description of the male (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
  123. A New Species Of Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) From The Western Italian Alps
  124. Designing a “tailor‐made” ecological network using geographical information systems
  125. Modelling the spiders ballooning effect on the vineyard ecology