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L. Higgins

h-index: 18
Works: 32
Citations: 1,045

Most-cited papers

The Nephila clavipes genome highlights the diversity of spider silk genes and their complex expression
P. Babb, N. Lahens, Sandra M Correa-Garhwal, David N. Nicholson +7 more
2017Nature Genetics211 citations Open access
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A trap-building predator exhibits different tactics for different aspects of foraging behaviour
L. Higgins, R. Buskirk
1992104 citations
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Developmental Plasticity and Fecundity in the Orb-Weaving Spider Nephila clavipes
L. Higgins
199280 citations
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DIFFERENT PATHWAYS IN ARTHROPOD POSTEMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
L. Higgins, M. Rankin
1996Evolution; international journal of organic evolution59 citations Open access
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Female gigantism in a New Guinea population of the spider Nephila maculata
L. Higgins
200258 citations
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PARASITISM OF NEPHILA CLAVIPES (ARANEAE, TETRAGNATHIDAE) BY AN ICHNEUMONID (HYMENOPTERA, POLYSPHINCTINI) IN PANAMA
Ola M. Fincke, L. Higgins, E. Rojas
199052 citations
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Mortality risk of rapid growth in the spider Nephila clavipes
L. Higgins, M. Rankin
200146 citations
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VARIATION IN THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF ORB WEBS BUILT BY THE SPIDER NEPHILA CLAVIPES (ARANEAE, TETRAGNATHIDAE)
L. Higgins, M. Townley, E. K. Tillinghast, M. Rankin
200143 citations Open access
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Developmental changes in barrier web structure under different levels of predation risk inNephila clavipes (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
L. Higgins
1992Journal of insect behavior43 citations
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Variation in foraging investment during the intermolt interval and before egg-laying in the spiderNephila clavipes (Araneae: Araneidae)
L. Higgins
1990Journal of insect behavior36 citations
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DIRECT EVIDENCE FOR TRADE-OFFS BETWEEN FORAGIN G AND GROWTH IN A JUVENILE SPIDE R
L. Higgins
199530 citations
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Nutritional requirements for web synthesis in the tetragnathid spider Nephila clavipes
L. Higgins, Mary Ann Rankin
199929 citations
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Spider-web kleptoparasites as a model for studying producer-consumer interactions
L. Higgins, R. Buskirk
199828 citations Open access
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CONSTRAINTS AND PLASTICITY IN THE DEVELOPMEN T OF JUVENILE NEPHILA CLA VIPES IN MEXIC O
L. Higgins
199328 citations
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TIME BUDGET AND PREY OF NEPHILA CLAVIPES (LINNAEUS ) (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE) IN SOUTHERN TEXA S
L. Higgins
198728 citations
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Testing ecological and developmental hypotheses of mean and variation in adult size in nephilid orb-weaving spiders
L. Higgins, J. Coddington, C. Goodnight, M. Kuntner
2011Evolutionary Ecology24 citations
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Developmental response to low diets by giant Nephila clavipes females (Araneae: Nephilidae)
L. Higgins, C. Goodnight
201120 citations Open access
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Effect of Insemination on the Morphology of the Internal Female Genitalia of the Spider Nephila clavipes (Araneae: Araneidae)
L. Higgins
198919 citations
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Life histories of Pseudogaurax species (Diptera: Chloropidae), descriptions of two new species, and ecology of Nephila clavipes (Linnaeus) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) egg predation
J. K. Barnes, L. Higgins, C. Sabrosky
199217 citations
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Characterization of the genome and silk-gland transcriptomes of Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini)
P. Babb, M. Gregorič, N. Lahens, David N. Nicholson +5 more
2022PLoS ONE14 citations Open access
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Nephila clavipes females have accelerating dietary requirements
L. Higgins, C. Goodnight
201014 citations Open access
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A mathematical simulation of thermoregulatory behaviour in an orb-weaving spider
L. Higgins, E. Ezcurra
199614 citations
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QUANTITATIVE SHIFTS IN ORB-WEB INVESTMENT DURING DEVELOPMENT IN NEPHILA CLAVIPES (ARANEAE, NEPHILIDAE)
L. Higgins
200612 citations Open access
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Patterns of variation among distinct alleles of the Flag silk gene from Nephila clavipes.
L. Higgins, Sheryl White, J. Núñez-Farfán, Jesus Vargas
2007International Journal of Biological Macromolecules10 citations
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Juvenile Nephila (Araneae, Nephilidae) Use Various Attack Strategies For Novel Prey
L. Higgins
20079 citations Open access
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Web orientation by Nephila clavipes in southeastern Texas
L. Higgins, K. Mcguinness
19918 citations
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Variation in web structure in the orb-weaving spider Nephila clavipes and correlated changes in life history
L. Higgins
19888 citations
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Using Models of Cognitive Development to Design College Learning Experiences
L. Higgins
20210 citations
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SHORT COMMUNICATION Nephila clavipes females have accelerating dietary requirements
L. Higgins, C. Goodnight
20100 citations
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Miturgidae : Cheiracanthium inclusum Clubionidae : Clubiona abboti Thomisidae : Misumenops oblongus Salticidae : Phidippus audax
N. Ayoub, C. Hayashi, T. Blackledge, J. Coddington +8 more
20050 citations
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SILK SPINNERS
L. Higgins
2004Journal of Experimental Biology0 citations Open access
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South to the Amazon and East to Africa
L. Higgins
20010 citations
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