Many biologists are calling for an'extended evolutionary synthesis' that would'modernize the
modern synthesis' of evolution. Biological information is typically considered as being …

Knowledge of the ecological and evolutionary causes of dispersal can be crucial in
understanding the behaviour of spatially structured populations, and predicting how species …

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others.
Scientists refer to this as social learning. It is one of the most exciting and rapidly develo** …

Psychologists, economists, and advertising moguls have long known that human decision-
making is strongly influenced by the behavior of others. A rapidly accumulating body of …

This review proposes ten tentative answers to frequently asked questions about dispersal
evolution. I examine methodological issues, model assumptions and predictions, and their …

Nest predation is a key source of selection for birds that has attracted increasing attention
from ornithologists. The inclusion of new concepts applicable to nest predation that stem …

Dispersal is a key demographic process involving three stages: emigration, transience and
settlement; each of which is influenced by individual, social and environmental …

Decision making can be facilitated by observing other individuals faced with the same or
similar problem, and recent research suggests that this social information use is a …

In this review we detail the impact of climate change on marine productivity, on marine
environmental stochasticity and cyclicity, and on the spatio-temporal match–mismatch of …

Publisher Summary Theoretical models investigating the adaptive advantages of social
learning conclude that social learning cannot be employed in a blanket or indiscriminate …