Position in a dominance hierarchy profoundly impacts group members' survival, health, and
reproductive success. Thus, understanding the mechanisms that regulate or are associated …

Communication is inherently social, so signaling systems should evolve with social systems.
The 'social complexity hypothesis' posits that social complexity necessitates communicative …

Behavioural interactions between conspecifics rely on the appreciation of social cues, which
is achieved through biochemical switching of pre-existing neurophysiological pathways …

Dopamine is part of the reward system triggering the social decision-making network in the
brain. It has hence great potential importance in the regulation of social behaviour, but its …

Abstract Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoaminergic neurotransmitter that
is known to influence behaviour in various animal species. Its actions, however, are complex …

Performance in cognitive tasks has been linked to differences in species' social
organization, yet to understand its function its relationship to within‐species variation in …

Many animals use color to signal their quality and/or behavioral motivations. Colorful signals
have been well studied in the contexts of competition and mate choice; however, the role of …

A multitude of species engages in social interactions not only with their conspecifics but also
with other species. Such interspecific interactions can be either positive, like helping, or …

Dysfunction in social behaviour (SB) is a core symptom of many neuropsychiatric problems
including autism spectrum disorder and social anxiety disorder. Since these SB features are …