Since Darwin's conception of sexual selection theory, scientists have struggled to identify the
evolutionary forces underlying the pervasive differences between male and female …

Social living goes hand in hand with communication, but the details of this relationship are
rarely simple. Complex communication may be described by attributes as diverse as a …

A Guide to the Mammals of China is an outgrowth of the desire of the Biodiversity Working
Group (BWG) of the China Council for International Cooperation in Environment and …

We define a genetic species as a group of genetically compatible interbreeding natural
populations that is genetically isolated from other such groups. This focus on genetic …

Squirrels of the World, written by scientists with more than 100 years of collective experience
studying these popular mammals, is the first comprehensive examination of all 285 species …

To reduce the risk of extinction due to climate change, some ecologists have suggested
human‐aided translocation of species, or assisted migration (AM), to areas where climate is …

The substantial body of research on Holarctic ground squirrels amassed over the past
century documents considerable variability in morphological, cytogenetic, ecological, and …

The hypothesis that patterns of sex-biased dispersal are related to social mating system in
mammals and birds has gained widespread acceptance over the past 30 years. However …

Abstract Background Tree squirrels (Sciuridae, Sciurini), in particular the highly diverse
Neotropical lineages, are amongst the most rapidly diversifying branches of the mammal …

Discriminating among individuals is a critical social behavior in humans and many other
animals [1–3] and is often required for offspring and mate recognition, territorial or coalitional …