Frequency-dependent success of cheaters during foraging bouts might limit their spread within colonies of a socially polymorphic spider

Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2966-2973

  Pruitt, Jonathan N ^a   Riechert, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Balancing selection; Behavior; Frequency dependent selection; Grouping

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; SELECTION; SPIDER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE;

EID: 70350228770     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00771.x     Document Type: Article

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