Male cooperation improves their own and kin-group productivity in a group-foraging spider

Abstract Cooperation should only evolve if the direct and/or indirect benefits exceed the costs. Hence, cooperators are expected to generate selective benefits for themselves and the kin-group while defectors will impose costs. The subsocial spider, Australomisidia ergandros, shows consistent cooper...

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Main Authors: Bharat Parthasarathy, Marlis Dumke, Marie E. Herberstein, Jutta M. Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27282-9