Sex and Gender Effects on Power, Status, Dominance, and Leadership – An Interdisciplinary Look at Human and Other Mammalian Societies

Charlotte Korinna Hemelrijk, Joey T. Cheng, Elise Huchard, Peter M. Kappeler, Tanja Hentschel, Jenny Veldman

Frontiers Media SA

Unequal power and status between the sexes usually translates into one sex monopolizing valuable...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: gender biases related to dominance,­status,­power and leadership,­sex and gender differences in power and leadership,­Intersexual dominance,­sexual conflict and coercion,­Gender equality policies

Cognitive Movement Ecology

Eliezer Gurarie, Tal Avgar

Frontiers Media SA

At least since Darwin argued that the difference in cognitive abilities between animals and humans...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: movement ecology,­Cognition,­Cognitive movement,­Ecology,­animal

Adaptations to Subterranean Environments

Enrico Lunghi, Matthew Niemiller, Helena Bilandzija

Frontiers Media SA

Subterranean environments are characterized by distinct ecological conditions, the most important...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

The Evolutionary Roots of Reproductive Ageing and Reproductive Health Across the Tree of Life

Jean-Francois Lemaitre, Jean-Michel Gaillard

Frontiers Media SA

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Duetting and Turn-Taking Patterns of Singing Mammals: From Genes to Vocal Plasticity, and Beyond

Patrice Adret, Dena Jane Clink, Charles T. Snowdon, Sofya Dolotovskaya

Frontiers Media SA

Mammalian vocal duets and turn-taking exchanges — long, coordinated acoustic signals exchanged...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: Mammals,­coordinated singing,­turn-taking,­Molecular Phylogenetics,­evolutionary history,­Social cooperation,­Pair-bonding

Advances in the Evolutionary Ecology of Termites, Volume II

Alberto Arab, Solange Del Carmen Issa Ponce, Daniel Aguilera-Olivares

Frontiers Media SA

Termites are eusocial insects that live in colonies composed of hundreds to millions of...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: eusociality,­Isopterans,­Blattodea,­Castes,­NEST,­task allocation,­ecosystem engineers

Social Functions of Bat Vocalizations

Mirjam Knörschild, Han Li, Kirsten Bohn, Ahana Aurora Fernandez

Frontiers Media SA

Bats are highly gregarious mammals that have been extensively studied for their ability to...

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: BAT,­Vocalizations,­social calls,­Echolocation,­Communication,­Acoustics

A 150 years’ celebration of darwin’s book on human evolution and sexual selection: Its legacy and future prospects

Marco Antonio Correa Varella, Jaroslava Varella Valentova, Catherine Salmon, Barnaby James Wyld Dixson, Marina Butovskaya, Anabela Pinto Pinto, Boguslaw Pawlowski, Carol Cronin Weisfeld

Frontiers Media SA

Science Ecology and Evolution Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Keywords: darwin,­The Descent of Man,­evolutionary psychology,­Behavioral Ecology,­Darwinian anthropology,­human ethology,­Cultural Evolution,­Sexual selection,­intrasexual competition,­Intersexual selection,­individual and sex differences,­mate choice,­Mate Preferences,­Communication,­signaling,­Music,­Arts,­aesthetics,­beauty,­cooperation,­morality,­Ethics,­Tool-making,­culture

Impact of anthropogenic environmental changes on animal microbiomes

Joel White, Katherine Amato, Ellen Decaestecker, Valerie McKenzie

Frontiers Media SA

Science Microbiology