DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k3j9kd5f9
title: Data from: Evidence for a selective link between cooperation and individual recognition

description: The ability to recognize others is a frequent assumption of models of the
 evolution of cooperative behavior. At the same time, cooperative behavior
 has been proposed as a selective agent favoring the evolution of
 individual recognition abilities. While theory predicts that recognition
 and cooperation may co-evolve, data linking recognition abilities and
 cooperative behavior with evidence of selection are elusive. Here, we
 provide evidence of a selective link between individual recognition and
 cooperation in the paper wasp Polistes fuscatus through a combination of
 clinal, common garden, and population genomics analyses. We identified
 latitudinal clines in both rates of cooperative nesting and color pattern
 diversity, consistent with a selective link between recognition and
 cooperation. In behavioral experiments, we replicated previous results
 demonstrating individual recognition in cooperative and phenotypically
 diverse P. fuscatus from New York. In contrast, wasps from a less
 cooperative and phenotypically uniform Louisiana population showed no
 evidence of individual recognition. In a common garden experiment, groups
 of wasps from northern populations formed more stable and
 individually-biased association indicating that recognition serves to
 modulate group stability. The strength of recent positive selection on
 cognition-associated loci likely to mediate individual recognition is
 substantially greater in northern compared to southern P. fuscatus
 populations. Collectively, these data suggest that individual recognition
 and cooperative nesting behavior have co-evolved in P. fuscatus because
 recognition helps stabilize social groups. This work provides evidence of
 a specific cognitive phenotype under selection because of social
 interactions, supporting the idea that social behavior can be a key driver
 of cognitive evolution.
description: Please see paper for methods. 
description: # Data from: Evidence for a selective link between cooperation and
 individual recognition
 [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k3j9kd5f9](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k3j9kd5f9) Files related to image analysis of face color patterns include: * "images_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below - “face_pattern_analysis.R”: R script for doing pattern analysis of images. This R script is archived in Zenodo. - “images.zip”: folder containing all images used in the analysis. Note: this folder contains images with large file sizes (total folder size is 2.7 GB). - “images_metadata.csv”: contains meta data about the images - “imageList_aligned.rds”: is an R data file used in the analysis Files related to the individual recognition experiment include: * "Recognition_experiment_README.rtf: README file with detailed information on the files below * "Recognition_experiment_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "Recognition_experiment_data.csv": data from the individual recognition experiment Files related to nest development in the lab nesting experiment include: * "Lab_nest_data_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * "Lab_nesting_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "Lab_nest_data.csv": data from the lab nesting experiment Files related to the huddling behavior of wasps in the lab nesting experiment include: * "Huddle_data_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * "Huddle_data_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "Huddle_data.csv": Data from the experiment Files related to the behavior of foundresses in the lab nesting experiment include: * "Lab_foundress_data_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * "Lab_nesting_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "Lab_foundress_data.csv": Data from the experiment Files related to the geographic cline in cooperation include: * "Cooperation_cline_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * “Cooperation_cline_analysis.R”: R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * “Cooperation_cline_data.csv”: Data Files related to the strength of selection analysis on genes that are differential expressed in social interactions include: * "CLR_SocialDEG_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * "CLR_data_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "CLR_SocialDEG_Data.csv": Data Files related to the strength of selection analysis on genes categorized by gene type include: * "CLR_GeneType_README.rtf": README file with detailed information on the files below * "CLR_data_analysis.R": R script for analyzing the data. This R script is archived in Zenodo. * "CLR_GeneType_Data.csv": Data