Animals respond to changes in the environment which affect their internal state by adapting
their behaviors. Social isolation is a form of passive environmental stressor that alters …

An organism's behaviour is influenced by its social environment. Experiences such as social
isolation or crowding may have profound short or long-term effects on an individual's …

Critical to evolutionary fitness, animals regulate social behaviors by integrating signals from
both their external environments and internal states. Here, we find that population density …

There is increasing evidence that competent handling of social interactions among
conspecifics has positive effects on individual fitness. While individual variation in social …

Many organisms, including humans, have evolved dynamic social behaviors to promote
survival. Public health studies show that isolation from social groups is a major risk factor for …

Mating is essential for the reproduction of animal species. As mating behaviors are high-risk
and energy-consuming processes, it is critical for animals to make adaptive mating …

Research into learning of courtship behavior remains largely confined to birdsong and vocal
learning studies. Yet, visually communicated aspects of courtship displays are widespread …

The social environment is often the most dynamic and fitness-relevant environment animals
experience. Here we tested whether plasticity arising from variation in social environments …

Speciation is driven by traits that can act to prevent mating between nascent lineages,
including male courtship and female preference for male traits. Mating barriers involving …

Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato is a complex of phlebotomine sand fly species, which are
widespread in the Neotropics. They have a great medico-veterinary importance due their …