Over the last few decades, it has been shown that fish, comprising the largest group of
vertebrates and in many respects one of the least well studied, possess many cognitive …

Social plasticity, defined as the ability to adaptively change the expression of social behavior
according to previous experience and to social context, is a key ecological performance trait …

The complex social behaviour of cichlids has fascinated scientists and hobbyists alike for
almost 100 years. In this chapter, we review the breadth and complexity of cichlid behaviour …

In many vertebrate species, early social experience generates long-term effects on later life
social behaviour. These effects are accompanied by persistent modifications in the …

Mechanisms selecting for the evolution of cooperative breeding are hotly debated. While kin
selection theory has been the central paradigm to explain the seemingly altruistic behaviour …

The link between the evolution of advanced sociality and cognition has been an important
concept across fields and taxonomic boundaries. However, in many study systems …

The early social environment an animal experiences may have pervasive effects on its
behaviour. The social decision‐making network (SDMN), consisting of interconnected brain …

Coercion is an important but underrated component in the evolution of cooperative
behaviour. According to the pay-to-stay hypothesis of cooperative breeding, subordinates …

Highlights•Pay-to-stay negotiations in Neolamprologus pulcher involve commodity-specific
punishment.•Cooperative territory defence is mutualistic or enforced depending on intruder …

Social behavior exhibits a wide diversity among vertebrates though it is controlled by a
conserved neural network, the social behavior network (SBN). The activity of the SBN is …