BACKGROUND The social environment shapes human health, producing strong
relationships between social factors, disease risk, and survival. The strength of these links …

Demographic processes play a key role in shaping the patterns of social relations among
individuals in a population. Social network analysis is a powerful quantitative tool for …

Many species use social interactions to cope with challenges in their environment and a
growing number of studies show that individuals which are well-connected to their group …

This comprehensive introductory text integrates evolutionary, ecological, and demographic
perspectives with new results from field studies and contemporary noninvasive molecular …

Understanding determinants of differential reproductive success is at the core of
evolutionary biology because of its connection to fitness. Early work has linked variation in …

Within populations, individuals often show repeatable variation in behaviour, called 'animal
personality'. In the last few decades, numerous empirical studies have attempted to …

People who are more socially integrated or have higher socio-economic status live longer.
Recent studies in non-human primates show striking convergences with this human pattern …

Living in social groups could influence the evolution of senescence and longevity by
affecting key life‐history parameters such as extrinsic mortality and the cost of reproduction …

Many studies highlight the correlation between social ties and fitness, yet often cannot
reveal how ties influence fitness. This review is aimed to facilitate the formulation and testing …

Individuals and societies are linked through a feedback loop of mutual influence.
Demographic turnover shapes group composition and structure by adding and removing …