Whether and how societal structures shape individual psychology is a foundational question
of the social sciences. Combining insights from evolutionary biology, economy, and the …

In most primate societies, strong and enduring social bonds form preferentially among kin,
who benefit from cooperation through direct and indirect fitness gains. Chimpanzees, Pan …

In many mammals, early social experience is critical to develo** species-appropriate adult
behaviors. Although mother–infant interactions play an undeniably significant role in social …

Humans share an extraordinary degree of sociality with other primates, calling for
comparative work into the evolutionary drivers of the variation in social engagement …

Niche differentiation is a key concept in the field of ecology and refers to the process by
which competing species within an ecological community partition utilization of …

Ecological and social factors influence individual movement and group membership
decisions, which ultimately determine how animal groups adjust their behavior in spatially …

In humans, puberty initiates a period of rapid growth, change, and formative
neurobehavioral development. Brain and behavior changes during this maturational window …

Objectives Primates exhibit variation in rates of growth and development. Variation in female
growth and development across ape species appears to be explained by the Ecological …

Climate change, together with increasing human activity, poses a threat to the breeding
success of endangered landlocked ringed seals (Phoca hispida saimensis). In this study, we …

Parental investment theory predicts that maternal resources are finite and allocated among
offspring based on factors including maternal age and condition, and offspring sex and …