What is the expected human childhood? Insights from evolutionary anthropology
In psychological research, there are often assumptions about the conditions that children
expect to encounter during their development. These assumptions shape prevailing ideas …
expect to encounter during their development. These assumptions shape prevailing ideas …
Maternal death and offspring fitness in multiple wild primates
Primate offspring often depend on their mothers well beyond the age of weaning, and
offspring that experience maternal death in early life can suffer substantial reductions in …
offspring that experience maternal death in early life can suffer substantial reductions in …
Prenatal stress accelerates offspring growth to compensate for reduced maternal investment across mammals
A Berghänel, M Heistermann… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Across mammals, prenatal maternal stress (PREMS) affects many aspects of offspring
development, including offspring growth. However, how PREMS translates to offspring …
development, including offspring growth. However, how PREMS translates to offspring …
Resource choice during ontogeny enhances both the short-and longer-term welfare of laying hen pullets
RV Holt, L Skånberg, LJ Keeling, I Estevez… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
We hypothesised that resource choice during early life contributes to both current and longer-
term beneficial effects on animal welfare. We investigated this hypothesis in a longitudinal …
term beneficial effects on animal welfare. We investigated this hypothesis in a longitudinal …
Intergenerational effects of early adversity on survival in wild baboons
Early life adversity can affect an individual's health, survival, and fertility for many years after
the adverse experience. Whether early life adversity also imposes intergenerational effects …
the adverse experience. Whether early life adversity also imposes intergenerational effects …
[HTML][HTML] Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus)
Climate change is occurring at an accelerated rate in high-elevation alpine and mountain
ecosystems. Cold-adapted, mountain species are at risk due to forecasted change and …
ecosystems. Cold-adapted, mountain species are at risk due to forecasted change and …
The emergence and early development of socio-sexual behavior in beluga calves (Delphinapterus leucas)
While the ontogeny of beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) socio-sexual behavior has been
documented in animals between 37-and 108-months-old, the first 36 months of life are yet to …
documented in animals between 37-and 108-months-old, the first 36 months of life are yet to …
Effects of early life adversity on maternal effort and glucocorticoids in wild olive baboons
Adverse experiences during early life exert important effects on development, health,
reproduction, and social bonds, with consequences often persisting across generations. A …
reproduction, and social bonds, with consequences often persisting across generations. A …
Lifetime fitness in wild female baboons: trade-offs and individual heterogeneity in quality
EM McLean, EA Archie… - The American …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
Understanding the evolution of life histories requires information on how life histories vary
among individuals and how such variation predicts individual fitness. Using complete life …
among individuals and how such variation predicts individual fitness. Using complete life …
Maternal behaviors influence survival of ungulate neonates under heavy predation risk
Predators impose top‐down forces on prey populations, with the strength of those effects
often varying over space and time and among demographic groups. In ungulates, predation …
often varying over space and time and among demographic groups. In ungulates, predation …