Given recent declines in North Pacific humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
reproductive output and calf survival, there is additional urgency to better understand how …

Age is a key parameter in population ecology, with a myriad of biological processes
changing with age as organisms develop in early life then later senesce. As age is often …

Maternal characteristics, social dynamics, and environmental factors can all influence
reproduction and survival and shape trade‐offs that might arise between these components …

Chemical communication plays a major role in social interactions. Cancer, by inducing
changes in body odours, may alter interactions between individuals. In the framework of …

In mammals, reproduction is influenced by sexual competition, temperature and food
availability and these factors might be crucial already during early life. Favorable early life …

Juvenile survival is a key life-history influence on population dynamics and adaptive
evolution. We analyzed the effects of individual characteristics, early environment, and …

Not only males but also females compete over reproduction. In a population of free-living
house mice (Mus musculus domesticus), we analyzed how (metabolic) costs of aggressive …

Whether females breed in their natal group is an important factor in the evolution of
extended families in animal sociality. Breeding in natal groups comes with costs and …

House mice (Mus musculus domesticus) are among the most widely studied laboratory
models of mammalian social behavior, yet we know relatively little about the ecology of their …