Insect societies play a crucial role in the functioning of most ecosystems and have fascinated
both scientists and the lay public for centuries. Despite the long history of study, we are still …

Within social groups of primates, males commonly compete over reproduction, but they may
also rely on cooperation with other males. Theory suggests that it may be adaptive for male …

Primitively social Sclerodermus parasitoids form female multifoundress groups on large,
paralysed hosts and then cooperatively care for large broods of offspring throughout their …

Social animals vary in how reproduction is divided among group members, ranging from
monopolization by a dominant pair (high skew) to equal sharing by cobreeders (low skew) …

Animal societies exhibit remarkable variation in their breeding strategies. Individuals can
maximize their fitness by either reproducing or by hel** relatives. Social hymenopterans …

In many animal species individuals compete for the sole possession of a breeding territory,
whereas in other species communal territories are shared among same-sex conspecifics …

Costs and benefits of group living are a fundamental topic in behavioural ecology. Resource
availability affects individuals' breeding prospects alone and in groups, as well as how …

The productivity of social groups depends critically on effective regulation of work effort
among group members. In social insect colonies, regulation of work may be decentralised or …

Costs and benefits of group living are a fundamental topic in behavioural ecology. Resource
availability affects individuals breeding prospects alone and in groups, as well as how …