Converging lines of inquiry from across the social and biological sciences target the adult
sex ratio (ASR; the proportion of males in the adult population) as a fundamental population …

Kin discrimination, the differential treatment of conspecifics based on kinship, occurs across
the tree of life, from animals to plants to fungi to bacteria. When kin and nonkin interact, the …

The order Carnivora, which currently includes 296 species classified into 16 families, is
distributed across all continents. The phylogeny and the timing of diversification of members …

Process‐based models are becoming increasingly used tools for understanding how
species are likely to respond to environmental changes and to potential management …

Mating swarms of malaria mosquitoes form every day at sunset throughout the tropical
world. They typically last less than 30 minutes. Activity must thus be highly synchronized …

Social evolution is tightly linked to dispersal decisions, but the ecological and social factors
selecting for philopatry or dispersal often remain obscure. Elucidating selection mechanisms …

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

Highlights•This study is the first use of mini-GPS devices in a small rodent.•Female bush
Karoo rat females are mainly solitary.•Sometimes they form small groups, always consisting …

In a study of the extent and timing of Red Kite Milvus milvus dispersal movements from
Central Europe (Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia) using GPS telemetry, we found …

Dispersal is a key life‐history trait for most species and is essential to ensure connectivity
and gene flow between populations and facilitate population viability in variable …