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Palle Villesen

Aarhus UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7589-8781Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2

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Anne AagaardiD· 2 shared Jesper BechsgaardiD· 2 shared Jilong MaiD· 2 shared Mikkel Heide SchierupiD· 2 shared Trine BildeiD· 2 shared Anja EbertiD· 1 shared Iva Kovacic· 1 shared Joseph NesmeiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintJul 9, 2025

Repeated Evolution of Sociality is Associated with Reduced Mutation Rates in Spiders

Jilong Ma, Anne Aagaard, Jesper Bechsgaard…·Mikkel Heide Schierup

This study shows that sociality in spiders is linked to lower germline mutation rates, despite small population sizes and reduced selection pressure.

1 citation

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivApr 22, 2024

The genomic consequences and persistence of sociality in spiders

Jilong Ma, Jesper Bechsgaard, Anne Aagaard…·Mikkel Heide Schierup

This study investigates the genomic consequences of sociality in spiders, finding that transitions to sociality lead to reduced effective population size and genomic diversity, potentially causing extinction.

8 citations

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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