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Do spider silk biomaterials evolve as quickly as behaviors during adaptive radiations in Hawai'i?

By Angela M. Alicea-Serrano and Todd Blackledge
Backed by Eduardo Berríos, Javier Gonzalez, Carmen Alicea, Carmen L Serrano/Antonio Alicea, Maria Alvarez, Malena Espanol, Ann Mitchell, Ingi Agnarsson, Dharamdeep Jain, Hazel Barton, and 43 other backers
University of Akron
Akron, Ohio
BiologyMaterials ScienceGrant: Animal Superpower Challenge
$2,962
Raised of $5,562 Goal
54%
Ended on 4/30/16
Campaign Ended
  • $2,962
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  • 54%
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    on 4/30/16
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About This Project
­­Ultimas 33 horas
April 29, 2016
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33 hours to go.
April 29, 2016
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Much more than spiders
April 28, 2016
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Harvesting silk in the lab / Colectando seda en el...
April 26, 2016
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How are T.hawaiensis and T.stelarobusta similar /...
April 25, 2016
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This is "Tris"/ Conozcan a Tris
April 23, 2016
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Meet "Stella"/ Les presento a "Stela"
April 22, 2016
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Exiting Preliminary Results
April 18, 2016
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Want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. 
April 4, 2016
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Heading out to the field site on Maui
April 1, 2016
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Colder than you think!
April 1, 2016
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Giant ferns on the Big Island
April 1, 2016
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Web-Building Behavior of Orb weavers
April 1, 2016
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For the Spanish-speaking/ Para los de habla Hispana
March 31, 2016
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