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Bonte, D., Rose, C., Bastiaensen, T., Jesper Bechsgaard, J., Bilde, T., Dahirel, M., De Wolf, K., Thylys, H., Uytterschaut, T. & Vanthournout, B. (2023). Urbanization impacts short- but not long-distance natal dispersal in a common orb web spider. Oikos, 2023(12), Article e10278. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10278

Martínez Villar, M., Germil, M., Pavón-Peláez, C., Tomasco, I. H., Bilde, T., Toft, S. & Albo, M. J. (2023). Lack of Female Preference for Nuptial Gifts May Have Led to Loss of the Male Sexual Trait. Evolutionary Biology, 50(3), 318-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-023-09606-3

Rose, C., Lund, M. B., Schramm, A., Bilde, T. & Bechsgaard, J. (2023). Does ecological drift explain variation in microbiome composition among groups in a social host species? Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 36(12), 1684-1694. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14228

Charmouh, A. P., Bilde, T., Bocedi, G. & Duthie , A. B. (2023). A general model for the evolution of nuptial gift-giving. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.11.523385

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Krehenwinkel, H., Meese, S., Mayer, C., Ruch, J., Schneider, J. M., Bilde, T., Künzel, S., Henderson, J. B., Russack, J., Simison, W. B., Gillespie, R. & Uhl, G. (2019). Cost effective microsatellite isolation and genotyping by high throughput sequencing. Journal of Arachnology, 47(2), 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1636/JoA-S-16-017

Sandfeld, T., Busck, M. M., Bilde, T., Lund, M. B. & Schramm, A. (2019). Diversity, Localization, and Microenvironments of the Specific Bacterial Symbionts of Social Spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola). Poster session presented at Gordon Research Conference on Animal-Microbe Symbioses, West Dover, Vermont, United States.

Liu, S., Aagaard, A., Bechsgaard, J. & Bilde, T. (2019). DNA Methylation Patterns in the Social Spider, Stegodyphus dumicola. Genes, 10(2), Article 137. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes10020137

Nielsen, S. S. F., Weiss, S., Nazipi, S., Marshall, I. P. G., Bilde, T. & Schramm, A. (2019). Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus subtilis SB-14, an Antimicrobially Active Isolate from Namibian Social Spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola). Microbiology Resource Announcements, 8(25), Article e00156-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00156-19

Bechsgaard, J., Schou, M. F., Vanthournout, B., Hendrickx, F., Knudsen, B., Settepani, V., Schierup, M. H. & Bilde, T. (2019). Evidence for Faster X Chromosome Evolution in Spiders. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(6), 1281-1293. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz074

Ehlers, B. & Bilde, T. (2019). Inclusive fitness, asymmetric competition and kin selection in plants. Oikos, 128(6), 765-774. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.06390

Albo Grana, M. J., Franco-Trecu, V., Wojciechowski, F., Toft, S. & Bilde, T. (2019). Maintenance of deceptive gifts in a natural spider population: ecological and demographic factors. Behavioral Ecology, 30(4), 993-1000. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz040

Tuni, C., Mestre, L., Berger-Tal, R., Lubin, Y. & Bilde, T. (2019). Mate choice in naturally inbred spiders: testing the role of relatedness. Animal Behaviour, 157, 27-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.08.015

Junghanns, A., Holm, C., Schou, M. F., Overgaard, J., Malte, H., Uhl, G. & Bilde, T. (2019). Physiological adaptations to extreme maternal and allomaternal care in spiders. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, Article 305. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00305

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Schendel, V., Junghanns, A., Bilde, T. & Uhl, G. (2018). Comparative female genital morphology in Stegodyphus spiders (Araneae: Eresidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 273, 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2018.01.011

Majer, M., Holm, C., Lubin, Y. & Bilde, T. (2018). Cooperative foraging expands dietary niche but does not offset intra-group competition for resources in social spiders. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 11828. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30199-x

Vanthournout, B., Busck, M. M., Bechsgaard, J., Hendrickx, F., Schramm, A. & Bilde, T. (2018). Male spiders control offspring sex ratio through greater production of female-determining sperm. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1875), Article 20172887. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2887

Sandfeld, T., Wurster, M., Malmos, K., Bechsgaard, J. S., Lalk, M., Vosegaard, T., Bilde, T. & Schramm, A. (2018). Metabolite Profiling of Social Spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola) along a Climate Gradient. Poster session presented at 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Leipzig, Germany.

Malmos, K., Gouilleux, B. A., Sønderskov, P., Andersen, T., Frambøl, J. V. & Vosegaard, T. (2018). Quantification of Ammonium Phosphatide Emulsifiers in Chocolate Using ³¹P NMR Spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(39), 10309–10316. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04379

Ghislandi, P. G., Pekar, S., Matzke, M., Schulte-Doeinghaus, S., Bilde, T. & Tuni, C. (2018). Resource availability, mating opportunity and sexual selection intensity influence the expression of male alternative reproductive tactics. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31(7), 1035-1046. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13284

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Walter, A., Bechsgaard, J., Scavenius, C., Dyrlund, T. S., Sanggaard, K. W., Enghild, J. J. & Bilde, T. (2017). Characterisation of protein families in spider digestive fluids and their role in extra-oral digestion. BMC Genomics, 18, Article 600. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3987-9

Bechsgaard, J., Jorgensen, T. H. & Schierup, M. H. (2017). Evidence for Adaptive Introgression of Disease Resistance Genes Among Closely Related Arabidopsis Species. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Bethesda), 7(8), 2677-2683. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.043984

Settepani, V., Schou, M. F., Greve, M., Grinsted, L., Bechsgaard, J. & Bilde, T. (2017). Evolution of sociality in spiders leads to depleted genomic diversity at both population and species levels. Molecular Ecology, 26(16), 4197-4210. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14196

Junghanns, A., Holm, C., Schou, M. F., Sorensen, A. B., Uhl, G. & Bilde, T. (2017). Extreme allomaternal care and unequal task participation by unmated females in a cooperatively breeding spider. Animal Behaviour, 132, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.08.006

Tuni, C., Weber, S., Bilde, T. & Uhl, G. (2017). Male spiders reduce pre- and postmating sexual investment in response to sperm competition risk. Behavioral Ecology, 28(4), 1030-1036. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx061

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Schendel, V., Junghanns, A., Bilde, T. & Uhl, G. (2018). Comparative female genital morphology in Stegodyphus spiders (Araneae: Eresidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger, 273, 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2018.01.011

Majer, M., Holm, C., Lubin, Y. & Bilde, T. (2018). Cooperative foraging expands dietary niche but does not offset intra-group competition for resources in social spiders. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 11828. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30199-x

Vanthournout, B., Busck, M. M., Bechsgaard, J., Hendrickx, F., Schramm, A. & Bilde, T. (2018). Male spiders control offspring sex ratio through greater production of female-determining sperm. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285(1875), Article 20172887. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2887

Sandfeld, T., Wurster, M., Malmos, K., Bechsgaard, J. S., Lalk, M., Vosegaard, T., Bilde, T. & Schramm, A. (2018). Metabolite Profiling of Social Spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola) along a Climate Gradient. Poster session presented at 17th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, Leipzig, Germany.

Malmos, K., Gouilleux, B. A., Sønderskov, P., Andersen, T., Frambøl, J. V. & Vosegaard, T. (2018). Quantification of Ammonium Phosphatide Emulsifiers in Chocolate Using ³¹P NMR Spectroscopy. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66(39), 10309–10316. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04379

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Walter, A., Bechsgaard, J., Scavenius, C., Dyrlund, T. S., Sanggaard, K. W., Enghild, J. J. & Bilde, T. (2017). Characterisation of protein families in spider digestive fluids and their role in extra-oral digestion. BMC Genomics, 18, Article 600. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3987-9

Bechsgaard, J., Jorgensen, T. H. & Schierup, M. H. (2017). Evidence for Adaptive Introgression of Disease Resistance Genes Among Closely Related Arabidopsis Species. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Bethesda), 7(8), 2677-2683. https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.117.043984

Settepani, V., Schou, M. F., Greve, M., Grinsted, L., Bechsgaard, J. & Bilde, T. (2017). Evolution of sociality in spiders leads to depleted genomic diversity at both population and species levels. Molecular Ecology, 26(16), 4197-4210. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.14196

Junghanns, A., Holm, C., Schou, M. F., Sorensen, A. B., Uhl, G. & Bilde, T. (2017). Extreme allomaternal care and unequal task participation by unmated females in a cooperatively breeding spider. Animal Behaviour, 132, 101-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.08.006

Tuni, C., Weber, S., Bilde, T. & Uhl, G. (2017). Male spiders reduce pre- and postmating sexual investment in response to sperm competition risk. Behavioral Ecology, 28(4), 1030-1036. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx061

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Bechsgaard, J. S., Hoffmann, A. A., Sgró, C., Loeschcke, V., Bilde, T. & Kristensen, T. N. (2013). A comparison of inbreeding Depression in Tropical and Widespread Drosophila Species. PLoS One, 8(2), e51176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051176

Hrusková-Martisová, M., Pekár, S. & Bilde, T. (2010). Coercive copopulation in two sexually cannibalistic camel-spider species (Arachnida: Solifugae). Journal of Zoology, 282, 91-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00718.x

Albo, M. J., Toft, S. & Bilde, T. (2011). Condition dependence of male nuptial gift construction in the spider Pisaura mirabilis (Pisauridae). Journal of Ethology, 29(3), 473-479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10164-011-0281-1

Grinsted, L., Breuker, C. J. & Bilde, T. (2014). Cooperative breeding favors maternal investment in size over number of eggs in spiders. Evolution, 68(7), 1961-1973. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12411

Grinsted, L., Bilde, T. & d'Ettorre, P. (2011). Cuticular hydrocarbons as potential kin recognition cues in a subsocial spider. Behavioral Ecology, 22(6), 1187-1194. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arr105

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Toft, S., Bilde, T. & Holland.J.M. (Ed.) (2002). Carabid Diets and Food Value. In The Agroecology of Carabid Beetles (pp. 81-110)

Bilde, T. & Toft, S. (2000). Evaluation of prey for the spider Dicymbium brevisetosum Locket (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in single-species and mixed-species diets. Ekologia, 19, 9-18.

Bilde, T. & Lubin, Y. (2001). Kin-recognition and cannibalism in a subsocial spider. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 14, 959-966.

Bilde, T. & Topping, C. J. (2004). Life history traits interact with landscape composition to influence population dynamics of a terrestrial arthropod: a simulation study. Ecoscience, 11(1), 64-73.

Thorbek, P. & Bilde, T. (2004). Reduced numbers of generalist arthropod predators after crop management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41, 526-538.

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