Studies on humans indicate that encountering multiple sources of adversity in childhood
increases the risk of poor long‐term health and premature death. Far less is known about …

Migratory animals can bring parasites into resident animal (ie, non-migratory) home ranges
(transport effects) and exert trophic effects that either promote or reduce parasite exposure to …

Living in a warming world requires adaptations to altered annual temperature regimes. In
Europe, spring is starting earlier, and the vegetation period is ending later in the year. These …

Extensive bushmeat hunting is a major threat to wildlife conservation worldwide, particularly
when unselective methods such as wire snares kill target and non‐target species (by‐catch) …

Vehicles kill many wild animals worldwide, including in protected areas, where the impacts
of roads are increasing due to road development, the rise of human population at their …

In mammalian societies, dominance hierarchies translate into inequalities in health,
reproductive performance and survival. DNA methylation is thought to mediate the effects of …

This article proposes a framework for understanding the macro-scale organization of
anatomical pathways in the mammalian brain. The architecture supports flexible behavioral …

Methods: Here, we examine the determinants of female dominance across ontogenetic
development in spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) using 30 years of detailed behavioral …

Infanticide by adult females includes any substantial contribution to the demise of young and
inevitably imposes fitness costs on the victim's genetic fathers, thereby generating sexual …

The recovery of large carnivores beyond protected areas presents significant conservation
and management challenges as both wildlife and humans adapt to shared landscapes. This …