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About the Lab
Research in the Avilés lab is focused on:
(1) Levels of selection
(2) Causes and consequences of social evolution
(3) Evolution of life histories in metapopulations
We use a variety of research tools, including field work in temperate and
tropical areas, computer simulation, analytical modeling, and laboratory
work employing cytological and molecular techniques. Central to our
empirical studies and a source of inspiration for our theoretical work are
the social spiders, a phylogenetically diverse set of species that have
convergently evolved cooperative behavior and highly subdivided
population structures.
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An Aebutina sp. group feeding
Theridion sp. females on a leaf
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