Task specialization in two social spiders, Stegodyphus sarasinorum (Eresidae) and Anelosimus eximius (Theridiidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-62

  Settepani, V ^a   Grinsted, L ^a   Granfeldt, J ^a   Jensen, J L ^a   Bilde, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Eresidae; Kin selection; Relatedness; Society; Task allocation; Theridiidae

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CASTE; FITNESS; KIN SELECTION; LABOR DIVISION; RELATEDNESS; SKEWNESS; SOCIAL INSECT; SPECIALIZATION; SPIDER;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ANELOSIMUS EXIMIUS; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ERESIDAE; STEGODYPHUS; THERIDIIDAE;

EID: 84871074101     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12024     Document Type: Article

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