The link between social factors, stress and health has been the focus of many
interdisciplinary studies mostly because:(i) animals, including humans, often live in …

Until the year 2000, only three Rickettsia species were known in South America:(i) Rickettsia
rickettsii, transmitted by the ticks Amblyomma cajennense, and Amblyomma aureolatum …

Individuals of a population may vary along a pace‐of‐life syndrome from highly fecund, short‐
lived, bold, dispersive “fast” types at one end of the spectrum to less fecund, long‐lived, shy …

Mating and reproductive outcome is often determined by the simultaneous operation of
different mechanisms like intra-sexual competition, mating preferences and sexual coercion …

The rickettsial diseases of Australia are described in their chronological order of discovery.
The include epidemic typhus (R. prowazekii); murine typhus (R. typhi) found Australia‐wide; …

В монографии обобщены результаты многолетних полевых и лабораторных
исследований автора, проведенных в 1976-2012 гг. и дополненных литературными …

In species whose social structure includes dominance relationships, individuals are likely to
engage in frequent agonistic interactions with conspecifics, and these interactions can have …

Consistency of animal personality traits is expected. Mounting evidence suggests that
animal personalities will change with time and major life events. Research into this …

A promiscuous pattern of copulation has been reported in both wild and domestic rats, and
multiple paternity is common. In the present study we determined whether male sociosexual …

California sea lions aggregate in high density colonies during the breeding season.
Competition for space and mates results in agonistic interactions that may have long-term …