Faculty

 

Lo YY, Cheng RC*, Lin CP. 2024. Species delimitation and five new species of lynx spiders (Araneae, Oxyopidae) in Taiwan. PLOS ONE

Hsiao YC, Cheng RC*. 2024. First Record of Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833 in Taiwan (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies. 9(1):7–8.

Hsu JY, Chou CC, Liao CP, Lin JW, Cheng RC, Huang WS. 2023. Negative density-regulated contest performance promotes conflict resolution in a tree lizard. Functional Ecology. 37(12):3040–3051.

Tseng WZ, Cheng RC*, Hsiao Y, Chiu MC. 2023. Rediscovery of Sternechosomus octotuberculatus Voss, 1958 provides evidence for Sternechosomus Voss, 1958 as a new subjective synonym of Physarchus Pascoe, 1865 (Curculionidae: Molytinae: Metatygini). Zootaxa. 5380(2):196–200.

Yu KP, Yo YY, Cheng RC, Raven Robert, Kuntner M. 2023. Discovery of a new intertidal trapdoor spider Idioctis (Araneae: Barychelidae) extends its range to Taiwan. The Journal of Arachnology. 51(2):238–248

Lo YY, Wei C, Cheng RC*. 2023. Tree-dwelling wolves: a new arboreal Hogna species (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa. 5353(1):047–059.

Tseng WZ and Cheng RC. 2023. Formal Record of Mecopus hopei Rosenschöld, 1838 (Curculionidae: Conoderinae) in Taiwan. Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies. 8(3):78–79.

Okumura K, Cheng RC. 2023. A new synonymy of Coelotes oshimaensis Shimojana 2000 (Araneae: Agelenidae: Coelotinae) in Japan. Acta Arachnologica. 72(1):17–21.

Kuntner M, Čandek K, Gregorič M, Turk E, Hamilton CA, Chamberland L, Starrett J, Cheng RC, Coddington JA, Agnarsson I, Bond JE. 2023. Increasing Information Content and Diagnosability in Family-Level Classifications. Systematic Biology. 96(2): 401–411.

Mammola S, Malumbres-Olarte J, Arabesky V, Barrales-Alcalá DA, Barrion-Dupo AL, Benamú MA, Bird TL, Bogomolova M, Cardoso P, Chatzaki M, Cheng RC, Chu TA, Classen-Rodríguez LM, Čupić I, Dhiya’ulhaq N, Picard A, El-Hennawy HK, Elverici M, Fukushima CS, Ganem Z, Gavish-Regev E, Gonnye NT, Hacala A, Haddad CR, Hesselberg T, Ho TAT, Into T, Isaia M, Jayaraman D, Karuaera N, Khalap R, Khalap K, Kim D, Korhonen T, Kralj-Fišer S, Land H, Lin SW, Loboda S, Lowe E, Lubin Y, Martínez A, Mbo Z, Miličić M, Kioko GM, Nanni V, Norma-Rashid Y, Nwankwo D, Painting CA, Pang A, Pantini P, Pavlek M, Pearce R, Petcharad B, Pétillon J, Raberahona OC, Saarinen JA, Segura-Hernández L, Sentenská L, Uhl G, Walker L, Warui CM, Wiśniewski K, Zamani A, Chuang A and Scott C. 2022. The global spread of misinformation on spiders. Current Biology. 32(16): R871–R873.

Mammola S, Malumbres-Olarte J, Arabesky V, Barrales-Alcalá DA, Barrion-Dupo AL, Benamú MA, Bird TL, Bogomolova M, Cardoso P, Chatzaki M, Cheng RC, Chu TA, Classen-Rodríguez LM, Čupić I, Dhiya’ulhaq N, Picard A, El-Hennawy HK, Elverici M, Fukushima CS, Ganem Z, Gavish-Regev E, Gonnye NT, Hacala A, Haddad CR, Hesselberg T, Ho TAT, Into T, Isaia M, Jayaraman D, Karuaera N, Khalap R, Khalap K, Kim D, Korhonen T, Kralj-Fišer S, Land H, Lin SW, Loboda S, Lowe E, Lubin Y, Martínez A, Mbo Z, Miličić M, Kioko GM, Nanni V, Norma-Rashid Y, Nwankwo D, Painting CA, Pang A, Pantini P, Pavlek M, Pearce R, Petcharad B, Pétillon J, Raberahona OC, Saarinen JA, Segura-Hernández L, Sentenská L, Uhl G, Walker L, Warui CM, Wiśniewski K, Zamani A, Scott C and Chuang A. 2022. An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites. Scientific Data. 9:109.

Li YY, Tsai JM, Wu CY, Chiu YF, Li HY, Warrit N, Wan YC, Lin YP, Cheng RC* and Su YC. 2022. In silico assessment of probe-capturing strategies and effectiveness in the spider sub-lineage Araneoidea (Order: Araneae). Diversity. 14(3):184.

Yu KP, Kuntner M, Cheng RC*. 2022. Phylogenetic evidence for an independent origin of extreme sexual size dimorphism in a genus of araneid spiders (Araneae: Araneidae). Invertebrate Systematics. 36(1):48–62.

Turk E, Bond J, Cheng RC, Čandek K, Hamilton CA, Gregorič M, Kralj-Fišer S and Kuntner M. 2021. A Natural Colonization of Asia: Phylogenomic and Biogeographic History of Coin Spiders (Araneae: Nephilidae: Herennia). Diversity. 13(11):515.

Tseng WZ and Cheng RC. 2021. First record of genus Phaeopholus Roelofs, 1873 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Taiwan, with key to Taiwanese species. Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies. 6(2):6–12.

Lo YY, Cheng RC and Lin CP. 2021. Species delimitation and taxonomic revision of Oxyopes (Araneae: Oxyopidae) of Taiwan, with description of two new species. Zootaxa. 4927(1):058–086.

Kuntner M, Hamilton CA, Cheng RC, Gregorič M, Lupše N, Lokovšek T, Lemmon EM, Lemmon AL, Agnarsson I, Coddington JA and Bond JE. 2019. Golden orbweavers ignore biological rules: phylogenomic and comparative analyses unravel a complex evolution of sexual size dimorphism. Systematic Biology. 68(4):555–572.

Cheng RC, Zhang SC, Chen YC, Lee CY, Chou YL, Ye HY, Liao CP and Tso IM. 2017. Nutrients-intake determines the post-maturity molting in the golden orb-web spider Nephila pilipes (Araneae: Nephilidae). Journal of Experimental Biology. 220(12):2260–2264.

Kuntner M, Cheng RC, Kralj-Fišer S, Liao CP, Schneider JM and Elgar MA. The evolution of genital complexity and mating rates in sexually size dimorphic spiders. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16:242

Agnarsson I, LeQuier SM, Kuntner M, Cheng RC, Coddington JA and Binford G. 2016. Mitochondrial phylogeography of Caribbean Argiope argentata and a new species from Cuba (Araneae: Araneidae). Zookeys. 625:25–44

Kuntner M., Gregorič M, Cheng RC, and Li D. 2016. Leaf masquerade in an orb web spider. The Journal of Arachnology. 44(3):397–400

Lupše N, Cheng RC and Kuntner M. 2016. Coevolution of female and a component of male genitalia to avoid genital size mismatches in sexually dimorphic spiders. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16:161

Coddington JA, Agnarsson I, Cheng RC, Čandek K, Driskell A, Frick H, Gregorič M, Kropf C, Kweskin M, Lokovšek T, Pipan M, Vidergar N, Kuntner M. 2016. DNA barcode data accurately identify higher taxa. PeerJ. 4:e2201.

Gregorič M, Šuen K, Cheng RC, Kralj-Fišer S, and Kuntner M. 2016. Spider behaviours include oral sexual encounters. Scientific Reports. 6:25128.

Kralj-Fier S, Čandek K, Lokovšek T, Čelik T, Cheng RC, Elgar MA, and Kuntner M. 2016. Mate choice and sexual size dimorphism, not personality, explain female aggression and sexual cannibalism in raft spiders. Animal Behavior. 111: 49–55.

Xu X, Liu F, Cheng RC, Chen J, Xu X, Zhang Z, Ono H, Pham DS, Norma-Rashid Y, Arnedo MA, Kuntner M and Li D. 2015. Extant primitively segmented spiders have recently diversified from an ancient lineage. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282(1808):20142486

Cheng RC and Kuntner M. 2015. Disentangling the size and shape components of sexual dimorphism. Evolutionary Biology. 42(2):223–234.

Kuntner M, Pristovšek U, Cheng RC, Li D, Zhang S, Tso IM, Liao CP, Miller J and Kralj-Fišer S. 2015. Eunuch supremacy: Evolution of post-mating spider emasculation. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 69(1): 117–126.

Cheng RC and Kuntner M. 2014. Phylogeny suggests nondirectional and isometric evolution of sexual size dimorphism in argiopine spiders. Evolution 68(10): 2861–2872.

Agnarsson I, Cheng RC and Kuntner M. 2014. A multi-clade test supports the intermediate dispersal model of biogeography. PLoS One. 9(1):e86780.

Tseng HJ, Cheng RC, Wu SH, Blamires SJ and Tso IM. 2011. Trap barricading and decorating by a well-armored sit-and-wait predator: Extra protection or prey attraction? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65(12):2351–2359.

Blamires SJ, Lai CH, Cheng RC, Liao CP, Shen PS and Tso IM. 2011. Body spot coloration of a nocturnal sit-and-wait predator visually lures prey. Behavioral Ecology. 23(1):69–74.

Huang JN, Cheng RC, Li D and Tso IM. 2011. Salticid predation as one potential driving force of ant mimicry in jumping spiders. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 278(1710):1356–1364.

Cheng RC, Yang EC, Lin PC, Herberstein ME, and Tso IM. 2010. Insect form vision as one potential shaping force of spider web decoration design. Journal of Experimental Biology. 213:759–768.

Cheng RC and Tso IM. 2007. Signaling by decorating webs: luring prey or deterring predators? Behavioral Ecology. 18(6):1085–1091.

Tso IM, Tseng L, Chuang CY and Cheng RC. 2005. A comparison of spider diversity in different area of Yang Ming Shan National Park. Journal of National Park. 15(1):1–20.

 

Chou KY*, Cheng RC, Chi KJ and Yang TR. 2023. Raise your head: Evaluating mechanical advantage of predorsal region of terrestrial quadrupedal amniotes. International Society for Vertebrate Morphology. Cairns, Australia. Oral presentation

Hung YM*, Lo YY and Cheng RC. 2023. The preliminary study on taxonomy and retreat-building behavior evolution of the bell-retreat spiders in Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation.

Wang LP*, Cheng RC, Lin YP and Lo YY. 2023. Population genetic structure and Altitude adaptation study of Pardosa laura in Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Lin XY*, Cheng RC and Chang CH. 2023. Using multiple gene loci to investigate the species definition of Allochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudotyrannochthoniida) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Tseng WC*, Lin CP, Cheng RC and Hung JP. 2023. Geographic isolation or population dynamics? Key factors affecting the genetic structure of the Otibazo bidentatus complex, a Taiwan-specific leaf-dwelling weevil. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Hsiao YC*, Lin CC and Cheng RC. 2023. A taxonomic species definition of Anochetus Mary,1861 (Hymenoptera:Formicidae) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Chen KH*, Sun YY, Tsai CF, Cheng RC and Lin YW. 2023. Where did the turtle go? Tracking of the juvenile Yellow-margined Box turtle. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Lin DK*, Lo YY, Yu KP and Cheng RC. 2023. Taxonomic revision of the subfamily Cyrtarachninae (Araneae: Araneidae) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Lin JW*, Liao CP, Lin YP, Cheng RC, Chen KH and Huang WS. 2023. Male and female are indistinguishable! The Decline of Sex Dimorphism in the green-spotted grass lizard of Guishan Island. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Wu JX*, Cheng RC and Chen HL. 2023. Influences of noise and artificial light at night on selection of nesting boxes of Formosan giant flying squirrels (Petaurista philippensis grandis). Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taichung, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Lin JW*, Liao CP, Lin YP, Cheng RC and Huang WS. 2022. The island syndrome of Takydromus viridipunctatus on Guishan Island. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Kuo CN*, Tsai CF, SunYY, Cheng RC and Wu SH. 2022. Monitoring and Evaluation of the translocation in conserved turtles. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Sun YY*, Kuo CN, Tsai CF, Lin JW, Wu SH and Cheng RC. 2022. The process from hatching to tracking after release. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Lin XY*, Cheng RC and Chang CH. 2022. The species delimitation of the genus Allochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudotyrannochthoniidae) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Taitung, Taiwan. Poster presentation. The Excellence Award

Lin XY*, Cheng RC and Chang CH. 2021. The taxonomy of the genus Allochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudotyrannochthoniidae) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Tseng WZ* and Cheng RC. 2021. Delineate species boundaries by integrative approach: a case study of an enigmatic leaf litter inhabits weevil. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation. The Honorable Mention Award

Hsu PH*, Yu KP, Lo YY and Cheng RC. 2021. Microhabitat selection when Dolomedes raptor and D. mizhoanus coexist. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation. The Honorable Mention Award

Lin DK* and Cheng RC. 2021. The taxonomy of the genus Poltys (Araneidae) from Taiwan. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Li YY*, Li HY, Chiu YF, Tsai JM, Cheng RC and Su YC. Using hybrid genome assemblies to detect ultra-conserved elements (UCEs) and functional loci for the phylogenomics of Argyrodinae (Araneae:Theridiidae). Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Yuan ZQ* and Cheng RC. 2021. The adaptability of web parameters of Parazygiella spider at different elevations. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation. The Excellence Award

Liu L*, Lin YP and Cheng RC. 2021. The impact of different degrees of urbanization on the body size and web architecture. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Poster presentation. The Excellence Award

Chou KY*, Cheng RC and Chi KJ. 2021. Evaluating the head supporting ability of extant and extinct terrestrial amniotic quadrupeds. Congress of Animal Behavior, Ecology and Environmental Education (CABE). Tainan, Taiwan. Oral presentation. The Excellence Award

Chou KY*, Cheng RC and Chi KJ. 2020. Evaluating the mechanisms of the head supporting in the terrestrial amniotic quadrupeds with different head sizes. Geosciences 2020: New Horizon and Beyond. Taipei, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*, Kuntner M, Kralj-Fišer S, Liao CP, Schneider JM and Elgar MA. 2017. The evolution of genital complexity and mating rates in sexually size dimorphic spiders. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2016. Do all spider genital components respond to sexual selection? 20th International Congress of Arachnology, Golden, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*, Agnarsson I, Tso IM and Kuntner M. 2016. Global phylogeny and biogeography of Argiopinae (Araneae: Araneidae). 20th International Congress of Arachnology, Golden, Colorado, USA. Poster presentation

Coddington JA*, Agnarsson I, Cheng RC, Čandek K, Driskell A, Frick H, Gregorič M, Kostanjšek R, Kropf C, Kweskin M, Lokovšek T, Pipan M, Vidergar N and Kuntner M. 2016. 20th International Congress of Arachnology, Golden, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation

Kuntner M*, Cheng RC, Kralj-Fišer S, Liao CP, Schneider JM and Elgar MA. 2016. The evolution of genital complexity and mating rates in size dimorphic spiders. 20th International Congress of Arachnology, Golden, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation

Xu X*, Liu FX, Cheng RC, Chen J, Xu X, Zhang ZS, Ono H, Pham DS, Norma-Rashid Y, Arnedo MA, Kuntner M and Li D. 2016. Extant primitively segmented spiders have recently diversified from an ancient lineage. 20th International Congress of Arachnology, Golden, Colorado, USA. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*. 2016. Phylogeny suggests non-directional and isometric evolution of sexual size dimorphism in argiopine spiders. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Taichung, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2015. Disentangling the size and shape components of sexual dimorphism in spiders. 19th Evolutionary Biology Meeting at Marseilles, France. Poster presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2015. Independent evolution of genital and sexual size dimorphism. 29th European Congress of Arachnology, Brno, Czech Republic. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2015. Disentangling the size and shape components of sexual dimorphism. 29th European Congress of Arachnology, Brno, Czech Republic. Poster presentation

Kuntner M*, Cheng RC, Kralj-Fišer S, Schneider JM and Elgar MA. 2015. Intersexual genital complexity and coevolving mating rates. 29th European Congress of Arachnology, Brno, Czech Republic. Oral presentation

Lupše N*, Cheng RC and Kuntner M. 2015. Investigating relationships of body and genital size evolution in nephilid spiders. 29th European Congress of Arachnology, Brno, Czech Republic. Poster presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2014. Phylogeny suggests non-directional and isometric evolution of sexual size dimorphism in argiopine spiders. Evolution 2014, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Oral presentation.

Chen YC*, Lee CY*, Chou YL* and Cheng RC. 2014. What is the major factor to affect the post-maturity molting in Nephila pilipes? The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Cheng RC*and Kuntner M. 2013. Transform for more fecundity: The evolution of abdominal shape in the araneid subfamily Argiopinae. 19th International Congress of Arachnology, Kenting, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Kuntner M. 2012. Evolutionary patterns and processes resulting in extreme sexual size dimorphism in Argiopinae. 27th European Congress of Arachnology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Oral presentation

Kuntner M*, Čandek K, Gregorič M, Cheng RC, Vidergar N, Kostanjšek R, Coddington JA, Driskell A, Frick H, Agnarsson I and Kropf C. 2012. Towards permanent preservation of a fauna: deeply frozen and barcoded Central European spiders. 27th European Congress of Arachnology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*, Blamires SJ and Tso IM. 2011. Blue is the new UV: Blue, not UV, is the prey attracting color in spider web decorations. 26th European Congress of Arachnology, Sede Boqer, Israel. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Blamires SJ. 2011. Blue is the new UV: Blue, not UV, is the prey attracting color in spider web decorations. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Taiwan. Poster presentation

Cheng RC*, Yang NC, Lin CP, Herberstein ME and Tso IM 2010. Breaking Charlett’s code: the evolution of spider web decoration. 18th International Congress of Arachnology, Siedlce, Poland. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*, Yang NC, Lin CP, Herberstein ME and Tso IM. 2010. Breaking Charlett’s code: the evolution of spider web decoration. 14th International Behavioral Ecology Congress. Perth, Australia. Oral presentation

Cheng RC*. 2010. Studying predator-prey interactions from perspectives of insect visual physiology. Tainan, Taiwan. (Abstract in Chinese). Oral presentation

Cheng RC*, Yang NC, Lin CP, Herberstein ME and Tso IM. 2009. Breaking Charlett’s code: the evolution of spider web decoration. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Taichung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Cheng RC*. 2007. The functions and evolution of web decoration built by Argiope spider. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Hualien, Taiwan. Oral presentation

Cheng RC* and Tso IM. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of the genus Argiope and the evolution of web decorations. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Pingtung, Taiwan. Poster presentation

Tseng L*, Chuang CY*, Cheng RC* and Tso IM. 2004. A Comparison of diversity and community structure of spiders in different habitat types of Yang Ming Shan National Park. The Congress of Animal Behavior & Ecology. Taipei, Taiwan. (Abstract in Chinese). Poster presentation

 

Kuntner M and Cheng RC 2016 Evolutionary Pathways Maintaining Extreme Female-Biased Sexual Size Dimorphism: Convergent Spider Cases Defy Common Patterns,in Pontarotti P ed. Evolutionary Biology: Convergent Evolution, Evolution of Complex Traits, Concepts and Methods. Springer International Publishing, Cham. pp.121-133.

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2021

國家科學及技術委員會

金蛛亞科群雌雄體長二型性與結網行為的演化模式:第二與第三年延續計畫

2021/08/012022/07/31

2020

科技部

金蛛亞科群雌雄體長二型性與結網行為的演化模式:第二與第三年延續計畫

2020/08/012021/07/31

2020

行政院農業委員會林務局

109年度特有生物研究保育中心保育類野生動物急救站及收容中心營運計畫

2020/01/012020/12/31

2019

科技部

金蛛亞科群雌雄體長二型性與結網行為的演化模式

2019/04/012020/07/31

2019

行政院農業委員會林務局

國立中興大學促進農村野生動物和諧發展計畫

2019/07/012019/12/31

2019

財團法人吳舜文工商發展策進會

苗栗三義生態保育區域生態調查計畫

2019/05/152020/05/14

2019

行政院農業委員會林務局

108年度國立中興大學保育類野生動物急救與收容計畫

2019/01/012019/12/31