The genomic consequences and persistence of sociality in spiders

J Ma, J Bechsgaard, A Aagaard, P Villesen… - Genome …, 2025 - genome.cshlp.org
In cooperatively breeding social animals, a few individuals account for all reproduction. In
some taxa, sociality is accompanied by a transition from outcrossing to inbreeding. In …

The importance of partner inclusion criteria for understanding drivers of social variation among individuals: data from blue monkeys

PS Richardson, M Cords - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2025 - Springer
Interindividual social variation allows inferences linking social ties to fitness, but also raises
questions about what drives the variation. We examined how group-level and individual …

Molecular detection and microbiome differentiation of two cryptic lineages of giant barrel sponges from Conch Reef, Florida Keys

JS Evans, S López-Legentil, JR Pawlik, IG Turnbull… - Coral Reefs, 2021 - Springer
The giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta, represents a dominant member of Caribbean
reef communities. Recent microsatellite data have revealed the presence of two genetic …

Integrative methods resolve taxonomy and relationships of snap** shrimps in the genus Synalpheus (Decapoda: Alpheidae) collected during the MNHN ' …

H Ashrafi, KM Hultgren - Invertebrate Systematics, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Extensive sampling around Martinique during the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
'Madibenthos' expedition in 2016 resulted in a collection of hundreds of alpheid shrimps, of …

[PDF][PDF] Azteca ants repair damage to their Cecropia host plants

A Wcislo, X Graham, S Stevens, JE Toppe… - Journal of …, 2021 - jhr.pensoft.net
Some Azteca ants are well-known symbionts that defend their Cecropia host plants against
herbivory, although there is considerable variability in behavior among colonies, conditions …

A New Biologically Inspired Resource Allocation Algorithm for Distributed Multi-agent Systems with Limited Knowledge

J Gorthey, F Maysha, B Watson - Conference on Systems Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
Resource allocation in scenarios involving uncertainty, limited information, and potential
threats can pose significant challenges and difficulties. Swarm intelligence, characterized by …

[PDF][PDF] Develo** an Optimization Algorithm for Snap** Shrimp Communication

J Gorthey, B Watson - 2023 - commons.erau.edu
Swarm intelligence in animals have been used to design previous optimization methods.
One optimization method, Ant Colony Optimization uses computer simulated pheromone …

Presocial Insects

JT Costa - Encyclopedia of Social Insects, 2021 - Springer
Polistes is a cosmopolitan genus of about 200 known species of medium-sized to large
social wasps. As their common name (paper wasp) suggests, they build a light but strong …