Social complexity has been one of the recent emerging topics in the study of animal and
human societies, but the concept remains both poorly defined and understood. In this paper …

BACKGROUND The social environment shapes human health, producing strong
relationships between social factors, disease risk, and survival. The strength of these links …

A major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating preferences—
what Darwin termed" the taste for the beautiful"—create the extraordinary range of ornament …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

During the latter half of the last century, evidence of reproductive competition between males
and male selection by females led to the development of a stereotypical view of sex …

Renewed interest in fission-fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics
may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures …

Among nonhuman primates, females often form strong bonds with kin and other group
members. These relationships are thought to have adaptive value for females, but direct …

We review evolutionary processes and mechanisms that gave rise to the diversity of primate
social systems. We define social organization, social structure and mating system as distinct …

According to behavioural ecology theory, sociality evolves when the net benefits of close
association with conspecifics exceed the costs. The nature and relative magnitude of the …

Following Darwin's original insights regarding sexual selection, studies of intrasexual
competition have mainly focused on male competition for mates; by contrast, female …