Social interactions help group-living organisms cope with socio-environmental challenges
and are central to survival and reproductive success. Recent research has shown that social …

Patterns of ageing across the tree of life are much more diverse than previously thought. Yet,
we still do not adequately understand how, why and where across the tree of life a particular …

Circadian rhythms in gut microbiota composition are crucial for metabolic function, yet the
extent to which they govern microbial dynamics compared to seasonal and lifetime …

The ultimate payoff of behaviours depends not only on their direct impact on an individual,
but also on the impact on their relatives. Local relatedness—the average relatedness of an …

Individual lifespans vary tremendously between and also within species, but the proximate
and ultimate causes of different ageing speeds are still not well understood. Sociality …

Reproduction is one of the most energetically demanding life-history stages. As a result,
breeding individuals often experience trade-offs, where energy is diverted away from …

The role of sociality in the demography of animals has become an intense focus of research
in recent decades. However, efforts to understand the sociality–demography nexus have …

Several social dimensions including social integration, status, early-life adversity, and their
interactions across the life course can predict health, reproduction, and mortality in humans …

The origin, incidence, and consequences of reproductive senescence vary greatly across
the tree of life. In vertebrates, research on reproductive senescence has been mainly …

Resources that are embedded in social relationships, such as shared knowledge, access to
food, services, social support or cooperation, are all examples of social capital. Social …