Music as a coevolved system for social bonding
Why do humans make music? Theories of the evolution of musicality have focused mainly
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
on the value of music for specific adaptive contexts such as mate selection, parental care …
Surprisingly long survival of premature conclusions about naked mole‐rat biology
Naked mole‐rats express many unusual traits for such a small rodent. Their morphology,
social behaviour, physiology, and ageing have been well studied over the past half‐century …
social behaviour, physiology, and ageing have been well studied over the past half‐century …
The idiosyncratic physiological traits of the naked mole-rat; a resilient animal model of aging, longevity, and healthspan
R Buffenstein, W Craft - The extraordinary biology of the naked mole-rat, 2021 - Springer
The subterranean-dwelling naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is an extremophilic
rodent, able to thrive in the harsh underground conditions of sub-Saharan Northeast Africa …
rodent, able to thrive in the harsh underground conditions of sub-Saharan Northeast Africa …
Successful aging and sustained good health in the naked mole rat: a long-lived mammalian model for biogerontology and biomedical research
YH Edrey, M Hanes, M Pinto, J Mele… - ILAR journal, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Naked mole rats (NMRs; Heterocephalus glaber) are the longest-living rodents
known, with a maximum lifespan of 30 years—5 times longer than expected on the basis of …
known, with a maximum lifespan of 30 years—5 times longer than expected on the basis of …
Identification of an ant queen pheromone regulating worker sterility
L Holman, CG Jørgensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The selective forces that shape and maintain eusocial societies are an enduring puzzle in
evolutionary biology. Ordinarily sterile workers can usually reproduce given the right …
evolutionary biology. Ordinarily sterile workers can usually reproduce given the right …
Competitive growth in a cooperative mammal
In many animal societies where hierarchies govern access to reproduction, the social rank of
individuals is related to their age and weight,,,, and slow-growing animals may lose their …
individuals is related to their age and weight,,,, and slow-growing animals may lose their …
The role of threats in animal cooperation
MA Cant - Proceedings of the Royal Society B …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In human societies, social behaviour is strongly influenced by threats of punishment, even
though the threats themselves rarely need to be exercised. Recent experimental evidence …
though the threats themselves rarely need to be exercised. Recent experimental evidence …
Plasticity and constraints on social evolution in African mole-rats: ultimate and proximate factors
CG Faulkes, NC Bennett - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Here, we review comparative studies of African mole-rats (family Bathyergidae) to explain
how constraints acting at the ultimate (environmental) and proximate (organismal) levels …
how constraints acting at the ultimate (environmental) and proximate (organismal) levels …
Social behavior in naked mole-rats: individual differences in phenotype and proximate mechanisms of mammalian eusociality
MM Holmes, BD Goldman - The extraordinary biology of the naked mole …, 2021 - Springer
Naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) are small rodents native to east Africa, living in
subterranean colonies of up to 300 individuals. Within each colony, reproduction is restricted …
subterranean colonies of up to 300 individuals. Within each colony, reproduction is restricted …
Emergence of size-structured dominance hierarchies through size-dependent feedback
IM Hamilton, MD Benincasa - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Size-based dominance hierarchies influence fitness, group size and population dynamics
and link dominance structure to evolutionary and ecological outcomes. While larger …
and link dominance structure to evolutionary and ecological outcomes. While larger …