Benson, K. & R. B. Suter (2013). Reflections on the tapetum lucidum in lycosoid spiders. Journal of Arachnology 41:43–52.[full text]

Lubin, Y. & R. B. Suter (2013).“Pre-dispersal” behavior does not precede dispersal in juvenile social spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola, Eresidae). Journal of Arachnology 41:81–84.[full text]

Suter, R. B. & G. E. Stratton (2013). Predation by spitting spiders: elaborate venom gland, intricate delivery system. Chapter 18, Pp. 241–251. In Spider Ecophysiology, Wolfgang Nentwig (ed.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Suter, R. B., P. R. Miller, & G. Stratton (2011). Egg capsule architecture and siting in a leaf-curling sac spider, Clubiona riparia (Araneae, Clubionidae).  Journal of Arachnology 39: 76-83.[full text]

Suter, R. B., G. Stratton, & P. R. Miller (2011).  Mechanics and energetics of excavation by burrowing wolf spiders, Geolycosa spp. Journal of Insect Science 11:22 available online: insectscience.org/11.22.[full text]

Suter, R. B. & G. E. Stratton (2009). Spitting performance parameters and their biomechanical implications in Scytodes (Araneae, Scytodidae). Journal of Insect Science. [full text]

Stratton, G. & R. B. Suter (2009). “Water repellent properties of spiders: topographical variations and functional correlates” In: Functional Surfaces in Biology, S. Gorb (ed.). Springer. [supplemental materials]

Suter, R. B. & G. E. Stratton (2005). Scytodes vs. Schizocosa: Predatory techniques and their morphological correlates. Journal of Arachnology 33:7-15. [full text]

Suter, R. B., G. Stratton, & P. R. Miller (2004). Taxonomic variation among spiders in the ability to repel water: Surface adhesion and hair density. Journal of Arachnology 32:11-21. [full text]

Stratton, G., R. B. Suter, & P. R. Miller (2004). Evolution of water surface locomotion by spiders: a comparative approach. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 81:63-78. [full text][supplemental materials]

Suter, R. B., G. Stratton, P. R. Miller (2003). Water surface locomotion by spiders: Distinct gaits in diverse families. Journal of Arachnology 31:428–432.[full text][supplemental materials]

Suter, R. B. (2003). Trichobothrial mediation of an aquatic escape response: directional jumps by the fishing spider, Dolomedes triton, foil frog attacks. Journal of Insect Science 3:19 [full text]

Suter, R. B., and Jessica Gruenwald (2000). Predator avoidance on the water surface? Kinematics and efficacy of vertical jumping by Dolomedes (Araneae, Pisauridae). Journal of Arachnology 28:201-210.[full text]

Root, R. G., H.-W. Courtland, C. A. Pell, B. Hobson, E. J. Towhig, R. B. Suter, W. R. Shepherd III, N. C. Boetticher, and J. H. Long Jr. (1999). Swimming fish and fish-like models: The harmonic structure of undulatory waves suggests that fish actively tune their bodies. Proc. 11th Int’l. Symp. on Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology (UUST), 378-388.

Suter, R. B. and Jessica Gruenwald (2000). Spider size and locomotion on the water surface (Araneae, Pisauridae). Journal of Arachnology 28:300-308.[full text]

Suter, R. B. 1999. Walking on water. American Scientist 87: 154-159.

Suter, R. B., and Horatio Wildman (1999). Locomotion on the water surface: Hydrodynamic constraints on rowing velocity require a gait change. Journal of Experimental Biology 202:2771-2785.[full text]

Suter, R. B. (1999). An aerial lottery: The physics of ballooning in a chaotic atmosphere. Journal of Arachnology 27:281-293. [full text]

Suter, R. B. (1999). Cheap transport for fishing spiders: the physics of sailing on the water surface. Journal of Arachnology 27:489-496.[full text]

Suter, R. B., Oren Rosenberg, Sandra Loeb, Horatio Wildman, and John H. Long, Jr. (1997). Locomotion on the water surface: Propulsive mechanisms of the fisher spider, Dolomedes triton. Journal of Experimental Biology 200, 2523-2538.[full text]

Suter, R. B. (1992). Ballooning: Data from Spiders in Freefall Indicate the Importance of Posture. Journal of Arachnology 20, 107-113. [full text]

Suter, R.B. (1991). Ballooning in spiders: results of wind tunnel experiments. Ethology, Ecology, and Evolution 3:13-25.

Forrest, T. G. and R. B. Suter (1994). The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) in Behavioural Analysis. Journal of Theoretical Biology 166, 419-429.

Suter, R. B. and T. G. Forrest (1994). Vigilance in the Interpretation of Spectral Analyses. Animal Behaviour 48, 223-225.

Suter, R.B. (1993). Circadian rhytimicity and other patterns of spontaneous motor activity in bowl and doily spiders. Journal of Arachnology 21, 6-22.

Suter, R.B. and K.S. Rawson (1968). Circadian activity rhythm of the deer mouse, Peromyscus: effect of deuterium oxide. Science 160:1011-1014

Suter, R.B., and E. Sanchez (1991). Evolutionary stability of stochastic decision making in spiders: results of a simulation. Animal Behaviour 42, 921-929.

Suter, R.B. (1990). Determinants of fecundity in bowl and doily spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Journal of Arachnology 18:263-269.

Suter, R.B., and V.S. Parkhill (1990). Fitness consequences of prolonged copulation in the bowl and doily spider. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 26:369-373.

Suter, R.B. (1990). Courtship and the assessment of virginity by male bowl and doily spiders. Animal Behaviour 39:307-313.

Suter, R.B. and L. Walberer (1989). Enigmatic cohabitation in bowl and doily spiders, Frontinella pyramitela (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Animal Behaviour 37:402-409.

Suter, R.B., G. Doyle, and C. Shane (1987). Oviposition site selection by Frontinella pyramitela: (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Journal of Arachnology 15:349-354.

Hirscheimer, A.J. and R.B. Suter (1985). Functional webs built by adult male bowl and doily spiders. Journal of Arachnology 13: 396-398.

Suter, R.B. (1985). Intersexual competition for food in the bowl and doily spider, Frontinella pyramitela (Linyphiidae). Journal of Arachnology 13: 61-70.

Suter, R.B. and M. Keiley (1984). Agonistic interactions between male Frontinella pyramitela (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 15: 1-7.

Suter, R.B. (1984). Web tension and gravity as cues in the orientation of Frontinella pyramitela (Linyphiidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 16: 31-36.

Suter, R.B. (1981). Behavioral thermoregulation: solar orientation in Frontinella communis (Linyphiidae), a 6mg spider. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 8: 77-81.

Suter, R.B. and G. Renkes (1982). Linyphiid spider courtship: releaser and attractant functions of a contact sex pheromone. Animal Behaviour 30: 714-718.

Suter, R.B. (1978). Cyclosa turbinata: prey discrimination via web-borne vibrations. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3: 283-296.