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The evolution of sociality in spiders

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  • Department of Biological Sciences, Genetics and Ecology
I. Introducing Social Spiders II. Social and Subsocial Species: A Survey of Behavioral Traits III. Inbred Sociality in Spiders A. Cooperation Versus Competition: A Balancing Act B. Do Social Spiders Have Division of Labor? C. Colony Foundation: Propagule Dispersal Versus Fission D. Female-Biased Colony Sex Ratios: Primary and Operational Sex Ratios E. Mating System: Inbreeding and Its Population-Genetic Consequences F. "Boom and Bust" Colony DynamicsIV. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Social Spider Species A. Common Features of Social Evolution B. Case Studies 1. Stegodyphus (Eresidae) 2. Anelosimus (Theridiidae)C. Sociality in Spiders: An Evolutionary Dead End?V. Evolution and Maintenance of Sociality in Spiders: Relevant Models A. Kin Selection 1. Kin Recognition 2. Inbreeding and Kin SelectionB. Multilevel Selection (Group Selection) C. Ecological Benefits D. Ecological Constraints E. Game Theory Models F. By-Product MutualismVI. Transitions in the Evolution of Sociality: Processes and Patterns A. From Premating to Postmating Dispersal B. From Outbreeding to Inbreeding C. From Maternal Care to Cooperative BreedingVII. Summary: From Subsocial to Inbred Social, an Overview Acknowledgements References
Original languageEnglish
Book seriesAdvances in the Study of Behavior
Volume37
Pages (from-to)83-
ISSN0065-3454
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Publication statusPublished - 2007

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