'Social competence'refers to the ability of an individual to optimise its social behaviour
depending on available social information. Although such ability will enhance social …

The social environment is one of the primary sources of challenging stimuli that can induce a
stress response in animals. It comprises both short-term and stable interactions among …

The prevailing hypotheses for the evolution of cognition focus on either the demands
associated with group living (the social intelligence hypothesis (SIH)) or ecological …

Aggression is costly, and animals have evolved tactics to mitigate these costs. Submission
signals are an underappreciated example of such adaptations. Here we review submissive …

Social animals can greatly benefit from well-developed social skills. Because the frequency
and diversity of social interactions often increase with the size of social groups, the benefits …

The early social environment has a profound impact on developmental trajectories. Although
an impoverished early environment can undermine the acquisition of appropriate social …

Social isolation, particularly in early life, leads to deleterious physiological and behavioral
outcomes. Here, we leverage new high-throughput tools to comprehensively investigate the …

Social competence—defined as the ability to optimize social behaviour according to
available social information—can be influenced by the social environment experienced in …

Many studies highlight the correlation between social ties and fitness, yet often cannot
reveal how ties influence fitness. This review is aimed to facilitate the formulation and testing …

Cooperative breeding–characterized by the joint care of young produced primarily by
dominant group members–is widespread in animals, including invertebrates, birds, and …