Social experiences are strongly associated with individuals' health, aging, and survival in
many mammalian taxa, including humans. Despite their role as models of many other …

In many species, establishing and maintaining a territory is critical to survival and
reproduction, and an animal's ability to do so is strongly influenced by the presence and …

Contingency (or 'luck') in early life plays an important role in sha** individuals'
development. When individuals live within larger societies, social experiences may cause …

Signals mediate competitive interactions by allowing rival assessment, yet are often
energetically expensive to produce. One of the key mechanisms maintaining signal …

Organisms employ a great variety of immune defenses to counter parasites, and immune
strategies can differ substantially among and within populations. As yet, however, the factors …