Appendage abnormalities in spiders induced by an alternating temperature protocol in the context of recent advances in molecular spider embryology, Teresa Napiorkowska, Julita Templin, Pawel Napiorkowski, Mark A. Townley
Faculty Publications

Giant polyploid epidermal cells and male pheromone production in the tephritid fruit fly Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera: Tephritidae), Eric C. Yip, Istvan Miko, Jonah M. Ulmer, Nancy A. Cherim, Mark A. Townley, Steffen Poltak, Anjel M. Helms, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Mark C. Mescher, John F. Tooker
Faculty Publications

Temperature fluctuations during embryonic development implicated in a naturally occurring instance of abnormal spinnerets in the spider Australomimetus maculosus (Araneae, Mimetidae), Mark A. Townley, Danilo Harms
Biological Sciences

Hers and his: Silk glands used in egg sac construction by female spiders potentially repurposed by a 'modern' male spider, Mark A. Townley, Danilo Harms
Biological Sciences

From Spinning Silk to Spreading Saliva: Mouthpart Remodeling in Manduca sexta (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), Istvan Miko, Sarthok Rasique Rahman, Anne C. Jones, Mark A. Townley, Brandon Gominho, Sulav Paudel, S David Stupski, Heather M. Hines, Rudolf J. Schilder
Biological Sciences

Comparative study of spinning field development in two species of araneophagic spiders (Araneae, Mimetidae, Australomimetus), Mark A. Townley, Danilo Harms
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Phylogenetic affinities of Phobetinus to other pirate spider genera (Araneae: Mimetidae) as indicated by spinning field morphology, Mark A. Townley, Danilo Harms, Suresh P. Benjamin
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Aggregate silk gland secretions of araneoid spiders, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Developmental changes in spider spinning fields: a comparison between Mimetus and Araneus (Araneae: Mimetidae, Araneidae), Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Free amino acids in spider hemolymph, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Changes in composition of spider orb web sticky droplets with starvation and web removal, and synthesis of sticky droplet compounds, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast, Christopher D. Neefus
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Astacin family metallopeptidases and serine peptidase inhibitors in spider digestive fluid, Matthew J. Foradori, Edward K. Tillinghast, J. Stephen Smith, Mark A. Townley, Robert E. Mooney
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

On the use of ampullate gland silks by wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) for attaching the egg sac to the spinnerets and a proposal for defining nubbins and tartipores, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Variation in the chemical composition of orb webs built by the spider Nephila clavipes (Araneae, Tetragnathidae), Linden E. Higgins, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mary Ann Rankin
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Excitatory actions of FMRFamide-related peptides (FaRPs) on the neurogenic Limulus heart, James R. Groome, Mark A. Townley, Winsor H. Watson III
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Silk glands of araneid spiders: Selected morphological and physiological aspects, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Moult-related changes in ampullate silk gland morphology and usage in the araneid spider Araneus cavaticus, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast, Nancy A. Cherim
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

The adhesive glycoprotein of the orb web of Argiope aurantia (Araneae, Araneidae), Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley, T. N. Wright, G. Uhlenbruck, E. Janssen
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Fibrous composite structure in a spider silk, D. G. Stubbs, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley, N. A. Cherim
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Comparative study of orb web hygroscopicity and adhesive spiral composition in three araneid spiders, Mark A. Townley, David T. Bernstein, Kathleen S. Gallagher, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Selected aspects of spinning apparatus development in Araneus cavaticus (Araneae, Araneidae), Mark A. Townley, Norman V. Horner, Nancy A. Cherim, Cathy R. Tugmon, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Detection and isolation of proctolin-like immunoreactivity in arachnids: Possible cardioregulatory role for proctolin in the orb-weaving spiders Argiope and Araneus, James R. Groome, Mark A. Townley, Marianne De Tschaschell, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Compounds in the droplets of the orb spider's viscid spiral, Fritz Vollrath, Wayne J. Fairbrother, Robert J.P. Williams, Edward K. Tillinghast, David T. Bernstein, Kathleen S. Gallagher, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Identification of proctolin in the central nervous system of the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, James R. Groome, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley, Alex Vetrovs, Winsor H. Watson III, Donald F. Hunt, Patrick R. Griffin, Janice E. Alexander, Jeffery Shabanowitz
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Orb web recycling in Araneus cavaticus (Araneae, Araneidae) with an emphasis on the adhesive spiral component, GABamide, Mark A. Townley, Edward K. Tillinghast
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Evidence for the presence of GABamide in the webs of orb weaving spiders, Edward K. Tillinghast, R. J. Huxtable, Winsor H. Watson III, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Chemistry, physical properties and synthesis of Araneidae orb webs, Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

The independent regulation of protein synthesis in the major ampullate glands of Araneus cavaticus (Keyserling), Edward K. Tillinghast, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

Water extraction by the major ampullate duct during silk formation in the spider, Argiope aurantia Lucas, Edward K. Tillinghast, S. F. Chase, Mark A. Townley
Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences