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Literature on the distribution and conservation of D.plantarius
Clark, M., & Clark, D., 2003. Baseline survey of the fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius in Glamorgan. CCW Contract Science Number 603. Countryside Council for Wales, Glamorgan
Duffey E. 1958 - Dolomedes plantarius Clerk, a spider new to Britain, found in the upper Waveney Valley, Transactions of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalist's Society 18 (7), pp.1-5
Duffey E. 1995 - The distribution, status and habitats of Dolomedes fimbriatus (Clerk) and D.plantarius (Clerk) in Europe. In: Ružicka V. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 15th European Colloquium of Arachnology, Institute of Entomology, Ceské Budejovice, pp.54-65
Gajdoš P., Toft S., Langemark S., and Scharff N. 2000 - The fishing spiders Dolomedes (Araneae, Pisauridae) in Denmark, Steenstrupia 25 (2), pp.201-208
VAN HELSDINGEN P. J. (2006) Characteristic spider species of peat bog fenlands in the Netherlands (Araneae). Acta zoologica bulgarica 2006, 115-124.
Van Helsdingen P.J. 1995 - Ecology and distribution of Dolomedes in Europe (Araneida, Solomedidae), Proceedings of the 9th International Colloquium of the European Invertebrate Survey, Helsinki, 3-4 September 1993. WWF Finland 7, pp.41-46
Jones, E., 1992. The status of Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) on Pevensey Levels, East Sussex in August 1991. English Nature, Peterborough.
Kirby P. 1990 - Dolomedes plantarius in East Sussex, The Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society 58, pp.18
Roelofs-Ditters, E. 2003. Een nieuwe vindplaats van Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck, 1757) in Noord-Brabant. (Araneae, Pisauridae). Nieuwbrief Spined 18: 18.
Smith H. 2000 - The status and conservation of the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) at Redgrave and Lopham Fen National Nature Reserve, England, Biological Conservation 95, pp.153-164
Smith H. 2000 - The status and conservation of the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) at Redgrave and Lopham Fen National Nature Reserve in 2006
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(764 KB).Thornhill W.A., 1985. The distribution of the great raft spider, Dolomedes plantarius, on Redgrave and Lopham fens. Transactions of the Suffolk Naturalists' Society 21: 18-22.
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Literature on the distribution and conservation of other Dolomdes species
Gajdoš P., Toft S., Langemark S., and Scharff N. 2000 - The fishing spiders Dolomedes (Araneae, Pisauridae) in Denmark, Steenstrupia 25 (2), pp.201-208
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Literature on the systematics and genetics of the genus Dolomedes
Carico, J.E., 1973. The Nearctic Species of the Genus Dolomedes (Araneae: Pisauridae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144: 435-488.
Gajdoš P., Toft S., Langemark S., and Scharff N. 2000 - The fishing spiders Dolomedes (Araneae, Pisauridae) in Denmark, Steenstrupia 25 (2), pp.201-208
Huber, K.C., Haider, T.S., Muller, M. W., Huber, B.A., Schweyen, R.J. & Barth, F.G. (1993)DNA Sequence Data Indicates the Polyphyly of the Family Ctenidae (Araneae). Journal of Arachnology, 21, (3) , 194-201.
Ji, YJ, Smith H, Zhang, DZ & G.M. Hewitt (2004) Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for paternity and population genetic analysis in the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) . Molecular Ecology Notes, 4, 274-276. Santos, A. J. (2007) A phylogenetic analysis of the nursery-web spider family Pisauridae, with emphasis on the genera Architis and Staberius (Araneae: Lycosoidea). Zoologica Scripta 36 (5) , 489–507.
Vugdelic, M., 2006. Genetic relations within and amongst Dolomedes aquatic spiders. PhD Thesis, University of East Anglia.
Vugdelic, M., Goodacre, S., Smith H. & Hewitt, G. Preliminary analysis of the genetic structure in the fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius (Araneae: Pisauridae). European Arachnology (2003) (Eds. Logunov, D.V. & Penney, D.) pp.343-348.
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Literature on the population biology of Dolomedes species
Arnqvist G (1992) Courtship behaviour and sexual cannibalism in the semi-aquatic fishing spider, Dolomedes fimbriatus (Clerk) (Araneae: Pisauridae). The Journal of Arachnology, 20, 222-226
Bleckmann, H. and Bender, M. (1987). Water Surface Waves Generated by the Male Pisaurid Spider Dolomedes triton (Walckenaer) during Courtship Behavior. Journal of Arachnology, 15, (3), 363-369.
Johnson, J.C. 2001 Sexual cannibalism in fishing spiders (Dolomedes triton): an evaluation of two explanations for female aggression towards potential mates. Anim. Behav. 61, 905–914,
Krafft, B., & Horel, A. (1980) Comportement maternel et les relations mčres-jeunes chez les araignées Reprod. Nutr. Develop, 20, 747-758.
Palmgren, P., 1939. Ökologische und physiologische Untersuchungen über die Spinne Dolomedes fimbriatus (CL.). Acta Zool Fenn 24: 1-42.
Spence, J.R., Zimmermann, M., & Wojcicki, J.P., 1996. Effects of food limitation and sexual cannibalism on reproductive output of the nursery web spider Dolomedes triton (Araneae: Pisauridae). Oikos 75(3): 373-382.
Zimmerman M., & Spence J.R., 1998. Phenology and life-cycle regulation of the fishing spider Dolomedes triton Walckenaer (Araneae, Pisauridae) in central Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology 76(2): 295-309.
Zimmermann M., & Spence J.R., 1992. Adult population dynamics and reproductive effort of the fishing spider Dolomedes triton (Araneae, Pisauridae) in central Alberta. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 70(11): 2224-2233.
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Literature on diet and prey-capture in Dolomedes species
Bleckmann H. and Lotz T. 1987 - The vertebrate-catching behaviour of the fishing spider Dolomedes triton (Araneae, Pisauridae), Animal Behaviour 35, pp.641-651
Bleckmann H. and Rovner J.S. 1984 - Sensory ecology of a semi-aquatic spider (Dolomedes triton): I.Roles of vegetation and wind-generated waves in site selection, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 14, pp.297-301
Bleckmann H. and Barth (1984) - Sensory ecology of a semi-aquatic spider (Dolomedes triton ): II.The release of predatory behavior by water surface waves, Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 14, pp.303-312
Bonnet, P., 1930. La mue, l'autotomie et la régeneration chez les araignées avec une étude des Dolomedes d'Europe. Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de Toulouse 65: 237-700.
Perevozkin1,V. P., Lukyantsev, S. V. and Gordeev, M. I. (2004). Comparative Analysis of Foraging Behavior in Aquatic and Semiaquatic Spiders of the Genera Argyroneta, Dolomedes, Pirata, and Pardosa. Journal Russian Journal of Ecology, 35, (2), 103-109.
Roland C. and Rovner J.S. 1983 - Chemical and vibratory communication in the aquatic pisaurid spider Dolomedes triton , The Journal of Arachnology 11, pp.77-85
Williams, D. S. 1979 The feeding behaviour of New Zealand Dolomedes species (Araneae:. Pisauridae). N. Z. J. Zool. 6:. 95-105.
Zimmermann M., & Spence J.R., 1989. Prey use of the fishing spider Dolomedes triton (Pisauridae, Araneae): An important predator of the neuston community. Oecologia 80: 187-194.
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Literature on dispersal and locomotion in Dolomedes species
Gorb S.N. and Barth F.G. 1994 - Locomotor behavior during prey-capture of a fishing spider, Dolomedes plantarius (Araneae:Araneidae): galloping and stopping, The Journal of Arachnology 22, pp.89-93
Kreiter N., & Wise D.H., 1996. Age-related changes in movement patterns in the fishing spider, Dolomedes triton (Araneae, Pisauridae). Journal of Arachnology 24: 24-33.
STRATTON, G.E., SUTER, R.B. & MILLER, P.R. (2004) Evolution of water surface locomotion by spiders: a comparative approach. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 81, (1), 63–78.
Suter R.B. 1999 - Cheap transport for fishing spiders (Araneae, Pisauridae): the physics of sailing on the water surface, The Journal of Arachnology 27, pp.489-496
Suter R.B. & Gruenwald, J. (2000). Predator avoidance on the water surface? Kinematics and efficacy of vertical jumping by Dolomedes (Araneae, Pisauridae). Journal of Arachnology, 28, (2), 201-210
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Literature on other Pisaurids
Austad, S.N. & Thornhill, R. 1986 Female reproductive variation in a nuptial-feeding spider Pisaura mirabilis. Bull. Br. Arachnol. 7, 48–52.
Bilde1, T., Tuni1, C., Elsayed1, R., Pekár1, S. & Toft1, S. (2006) Death feigning in the face of sexual cannibalism. Biology Letters, 2, (1), 23-25.
Dondale, C.D, Legendre, R (1971) Winter diapause in a Mediterranean population of Pisaura mirabilis (Clerck). Bull. Brit. Arachnol. Soc,
Drengsgaard, IL, Toft, S (1999) Sperm competition in a nuptial feeding spider, Pisaura mirabilis Behaviour, 136, (7), 877-897. Hansen,L. S., Gonzalez,S. F., Toft, S. & Bilde, T (2008) Thanatosis as an adaptive male mating strategy in the nuptial gift-giving spider Pisaura mirabilis Behav. Ecol., 165 (2).
Lenler-Eriksen, P. (1969) The hunting-web of the young spider Pisaura mirabilis J. Zool.
Nentwig, W (1986)Non-web building spiders: prey specialists or generalists? Oecologia, 69, (4), 571-576
Nentwig, W. & Wissel, C(1986) A comparison of prey lengths among spiders. Oecologia, 68, (4), 595-600.
Stalhandske, P (2001) Nuptial gift in the spider Pisaura mirabilis maintained by sexual selection. Behavioral Ecology Vol. 12 No. 6: 691-697
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Key general references for spiders
Bristowe, W.S. (1958) The World of Spiders (New Naturalist Series 38) Collins, London
Platnik, N (2008) The world spider catalog, version 8.0 click here
Roberts, M.J. (1995) The Spiders of Great Britain and Ireland (3 Vols.). Hartley Books, Colchester.
Roberts, M.J. (1995) Field Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, HarperCollins, London
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