Brent D. Opell

Deep molecular divergence in the absence of morphological and ecological change in the Californian coastal dune endemic trapdoor spider<i>Aptostichus simus</i>

Jason E. Bond, Marshal Hedin, Martín G. Ramírez et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2001 · 211 citations

Molecular Evolutionary Ecology, Entomology, Deep Molecular Divergence +21

TESTING ADAPTIVE RADIATION AND KEY INNOVATION HYPOTHESES IN SPIDERS

Jason E. Bond, Brent D. Opell · Evolution · 1998 · 163 citations · Full text

Biology, Morphological Evidence, Adaptive Radiation +13

Revision of the genera and tropical American species of the spider family Uloboridae

Brent D. Opell · Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) · 1979 · 131 citations · Full text

Economics of spider orb‐webs: the benefits of producing adhesive capture thread and of recycling silk

Brent D. Opell · Functional Ecology · 1998 · 117 citations · Full text

Adhesive Capture Thread, Mechanical Engineering, Entomology +3

van der Waals and hygroscopic forces of adhesion generated by spider capture threads

Brent D. Opell · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2003 · 88 citations · Full text