Front Cover; Advances in the Study of Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Strategic Dynamics of Cooperation in Primate Groups; I. Introduction; II. (Avoiding) Definitions of Cooperation; III. Game Theory Models of Forms of ""Cooperation""; A. Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma; B. Stag Hunt; C. Battle of the Sexes; D. Games of Chicken; IV. Which Kinds of Games Do Primates Play?; V. The Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma in Primate Groups; A. Contingent Reciprocity in the Nonexperimental Settings; B. Experimental Studies of Contingent Reciprocity

C. Is There Solid Evidence of Contingency?D. Do Cognitive Limitations Preclude Contingent Reciprocity?; VI. Stag Hunts in Primate Groups; A. Stag Hunts in the Wild; B. Solving Collaboration Problems in the Laboratory; C. What Are the Necessary Conditions for Success in the Stag Hunt; VII. The Battle of the Sexes in Primate Groups; VIII. Games of Chicken in Primate Groups; IX. Conclusions; X. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2: Coexistence in Female-Bonded Primate Groups; I. Introduction; II. Kinship and Competition; III. Organizing Principles; A. Coalitions; B. Grooming

C. ReconciliationIV. Relationships; V. A Spatial Approach to Social Interactions; VI. Conclusions; VII. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: The Evolution of Sociality in Spiders; I. Introducing Social Spiders; II. Social and Subsocial Species: A Survey of Behavioral Traits; III. Inbred Sociality in Spiders; A. Cooperation Versus Competition: A Balancing Act; B. Do Social Spiders Have Division of Labor?; C. Colony Foundation: Propagule Dispersal Versus Fission; D. Female-Biased Colony Sex Ratios: Primary and Operational Sex Ratios

E. Mating System: Inbreeding and Its Population-Genetic ConsequencesF. ""Boom and Bust"" Colony Dynamics; IV. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Social Spider Species; A. Common Features of Social Evolution; B. Case Studies; C. Sociality in Spiders: An Evolutionary Dead End?; V. Evolution and Maintenance of Sociality in Spiders: Relevant Models; A. Kin Selection; B. Multilevel Selection (Group Selection); C. Ecological Benefits; D. Ecological Constraints; E. Game Theory Models; F. By-Product Mutualism; VI. Transitions in the Evolution of Sociality: Processes and Patterns

A. From Premating to Postmating DispersalB. From Outbreeding to Inbreeding; C. From Maternal Care to Cooperative Breeding; VII. Summary: From Subsocial to Inbred Social, an Overview; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 4: Molecular Ecology Reveals the Hidden Complexities of the Seychelles Warbler; I. Introduction; II. Study Species, Study Populations, and General Methods; III. Cooperative Breeding; A. Indirect Benefits; B. Kin Discrimination by Subordinates; C. Kin Selection Cues; D. Direct Benefits; IV. Inbreeding and Inbreeding Avoidance; V. Mate Choice; VI. Conclusions and Future Avenues