Social bonds enhance reproductive success in male macaques
For animals living in mixed-sex social groups, females who form strong social bonds with
other females live longer and have higher offspring survival [1–3]. These bonds are highly …
other females live longer and have higher offspring survival [1–3]. These bonds are highly …
Linking sociality to fitness in primates: a call for mechanisms
Within-group variation in sociality has been linked to correlates of fitness across vertebrates.
Individuals that form strong social bonds with a few partners, or are well integrated into a …
Individuals that form strong social bonds with a few partners, or are well integrated into a …
Locomotor play drives motor skill acquisition at the expense of growth: A life history trade-off
The developmental costs and benefits of early locomotor play are a puzzling topic in biology,
psychology, and health sciences. Evolutionary theory predicts that energy-intensive …
psychology, and health sciences. Evolutionary theory predicts that energy-intensive …
The long-term gut bacterial signature of a wild primate is associated with a timing effect of pre-and postnatal maternal glucocorticoid levels
Background During development, elevated levels of maternal glucocorticoids (GCs) can
have detrimental effects on offspring morphology, cognition, and behavior as well as …
have detrimental effects on offspring morphology, cognition, and behavior as well as …
The evolution of social bonds in primate males
Social bonds, here defined as strong, equitable and enduring social relationships, increase
fitness in both male and female primates irrespective of their dispersal regime. Despite the …
fitness in both male and female primates irrespective of their dispersal regime. Despite the …
Prenatal stress effects in a wild, long-lived primate: predictive adaptive responses in an unpredictable environment
A Berghänel, M Heistermann… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Prenatal maternal stress affects offspring phenotype in numerous species including humans,
but it is debated whether these effects are evolutionarily adaptive. Relating stress to adverse …
but it is debated whether these effects are evolutionarily adaptive. Relating stress to adverse …
Personality structure and social style in macaques.
Why regularities in personality can be described with particular dimensions is a basic
question in differential psychology. Nonhuman primates can also be characterized in terms …
question in differential psychology. Nonhuman primates can also be characterized in terms …
Food abundance affects energy intake and reproduction in frugivorous female Assamese macaques
In most mammals, female fertility and reproduction are strongly influenced by nutritional
status and, therefore, by foraging conditions. Here, we investigate the relationship between …
status and, therefore, by foraging conditions. Here, we investigate the relationship between …
Stable heterosexual associations in a promiscuous primate
Close associations between adult males and females are rare among group-living,
nonmonogamous mammals but may mark the transition from life in promiscuous bisexual …
nonmonogamous mammals but may mark the transition from life in promiscuous bisexual …
Triiodothyronine and cortisol levels in the face of energetic challenges from reproduction, thermoregulation and food intake in female macaques
Energy availability drives an individual's fitness and can be affected by diverse energetic
challenges. The assessment of hormones involved in metabolic activity and energy …
challenges. The assessment of hormones involved in metabolic activity and energy …