Social predation—the act of hunting and feeding with others—is one of the most successful
life-history traits in the animal kingdom. Although many predators hunt and feed together, a …

Background Comprehensive explanations of behavioral adaptations rarely invoke all levels
famously admonished by Niko Tinbergen. The role of developmental processes and …

The landscapes of Madagascar have long delighted zoologists, who have discovered, in
and among the island's baobab trees and thickets, a dizzying array of animals, including …

The social system of animals involves a complex interplay between physiology, natural
history, and the environment. Long relied upon discrete categorizations of “social” and …

Sexual size dimorphism has motivated a large body of research on mammalian mating
strategies and sexual selection. Despite some contrary evidence, the narrative that larger …

Collective punishment and reward are usually regarded as two potential mechanisms to
explain the evolution of cooperation. Both scenarios, however, seem problematic to …

Social behaviour can be a vital aspect of population viability when it influences survivorship
and reproductive fitness, which is often the case for especially social species, including …

Sociality is a fundamental organizing principle across taxa, thought to come with a suite of
adaptive benefits. However, making causal inferences about these adaptive benefits …

Background Rodents of the genus Rattus are among the most pervasive and successful
invasive species, causing major vicissitudes in native ecological communities. A broad and …

In hypercarnivorous species, females have large spatial requirements to meet their
nutritional needs, and food competition among females is intense. As a result, females are …