The evolution of sociality in spiders
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the occurrence of group living in spiders. Group
living has arisen in spiders in basically two different forms. Cooperative or nonterritorial …
living has arisen in spiders in basically two different forms. Cooperative or nonterritorial …
Advances in the reconstruction of the Spider Tree of Life: a roadmap for spider systematics and comparative studies
In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …
The spider tree of life: phylogeny of Araneae based on target‐gene analyses from an extensive taxon sampling
We present a phylogenetic analysis of spiders using a dataset of 932 spider species,
representing 115 families (only the family Synaphridae is unrepresented), 700 known …
representing 115 families (only the family Synaphridae is unrepresented), 700 known …
Maternal care and subsocial behaviour in spiders
While most spiders are solitary and opportunistically cannibalistic, a variety of social
organisations has evolved in a minority of spider species. One form of social organisation is …
organisations has evolved in a minority of spider species. One form of social organisation is …
[PDF][PDF] Systematics: progress in the study of spider diversity and evolution
I Agnarsson, JA Coddington… - Spider research in the 21st …, 2013 - repository.si.edu
The field of systematics involves at least three major elements: biodiversity exploration
(inventory); taxonomic discovery and description (taxonomy); and the estimation of …
(inventory); taxonomic discovery and description (taxonomy); and the estimation of …
[PDF][PDF] Prospects for using DNA barcoding to identify spiders in species-rich genera
While previous research has indicated the utility of DNA barcoding in identifying spider
species sampled from a localized region, the effectiveness of this method over a broader …
species sampled from a localized region, the effectiveness of this method over a broader …
Phylogeny of entelegyne spiders: affinities of the family Penestomidae (NEW RANK), generic phylogeny of Eresidae, and asymmetric rates of change in spinning …
JA Miller, A Carmichael, MJ Ramírez… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2010 - Elsevier
Penestomine spiders were first described from females only and placed in the family
Eresidae. Discovery of the male decades later brought surprises, especially in the …
Eresidae. Discovery of the male decades later brought surprises, especially in the …
Survival benefits select for group living in a social spider despite reproductive costs
The evolution of cooperation requires benefits of group living to exceed costs. Hence, some
components of fitness are expected to increase with increasing group size, whereas others …
components of fitness are expected to increase with increasing group size, whereas others …
Evolution of sociality in spiders leads to depleted genomic diversity at both population and species levels
Across several animal taxa, the evolution of sociality involves a suite of characteristics, a
“social syndrome,” that includes cooperative breeding, reproductive skew, primary female …
“social syndrome,” that includes cooperative breeding, reproductive skew, primary female …
Microbiomes and specific symbionts of social spiders: compositional patterns in host species, populations, and nests
MM Busck, V Settepani, J Bechsgaard… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Social spiders have remarkably low species-wide genetic diversities, potentially increasing
the relative importance of microbial symbionts for host fitness. Here we explore the bacterial …
the relative importance of microbial symbionts for host fitness. Here we explore the bacterial …