Behavioural ecology at the spatial–social interface

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 98(3), P. 868 - 886

Published: Jan. 23, 2023

ABSTRACT Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, their spatial environments indelibly linked through mutual causes shared consequences. We define the ‘spatial–social interface’ as intersection individuals' phenotypes environments. Behavioural variation at spatial–social interface has implications for ecological evolutionary processes including pathogen transmission, population dynamics, evolution systems. link a foundation theory, vocabulary, methods. provide examples future directions integration introduce key concepts approaches that either implicitly or explicitly integrate processes, example, graph density‐dependent habitat selection, niche specialization. Finally, we discuss how movement ecology helps interface. Our review integrates behavioural identifies testable hypotheses

Language: Английский

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Stress in the social context: a behavioural and eco-evolutionary perspective

Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 226(15)

Published: Aug. 1, 2023

ABSTRACT The social environment is one of the primary sources challenging stimuli that can induce a stress response in animals. It comprises both short-term and stable interactions among conspecifics (including unrelated individuals, mates, potential mates kin). Social unique interest field research because (1) domain arguably most complex fluctuating component an animal's environment; (2) socially transmissible; (3) be buffered by partners. Thus, cause cure stress. Here, we review history research, discuss stressors their effects on organisms across early life adulthood. We also consider cross-generational effects. physiological mechanisms underpinning responses, as well adaptive value responses to stressors. Finally, identify outstanding challenges propose framework for addressing these future work.

Language: Английский

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Frank Beach Award Winner: The centrality of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in dealing with environmental change across temporal scales

Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 150, P. 105311 - 105311

Published: Jan. 25, 2023

Language: Английский

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Postnatal glucocorticoid exposure causes long-lasting effects on competitive but not neophobic behaviors in a common songbird

Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 169, P. 105696 - 105696

Published: Feb. 24, 2025

Language: Английский

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Behavioural and neural correlates of social hierarchy formation in a sex-changing fish

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 292(2046)

Published: May 1, 2025

Social hierarchies in sex-changing fish determine which will change sex, yet the complexities of hierarchy formation at neurobehavioural level are still being unravelled. Here, we investigate social within groups New Zealand spotty wrasse, integrating behavioural observations with neural activation patterns upon disruption. We find that dominance form linearly based on size, larger displaying more dominant behaviours and smaller submissive behaviours. Disruption induced rapid changes, particularly second-ranked fish, highlighting opportunistically adopt a position. Analysis reveals decision-making network is deeply involved establishment dominance, attaining showing significant differences to all other ranked fish. Overall, this study underscores complexity relationships their underpinnings providing foundation for further research into cellular molecular mechanisms socially controlled sex change, demonstrates disruption triggers changes both behaviour regions brain.

Language: Английский

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Behavioural ecology at the spatial-social interface

Published: Feb. 11, 2022

Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, their spatial environments indelibly linked through mutual causes shared consequences.We define the 'spatial-social interface' as intersection individuals' phenotypes environments.Behavioural variation at spatialsocial interface has implications for ecological evolutionary processes including pathogen transmission, population dynamics, evolution systems.We link a foundation theory, vocabulary, methods.We provide examples future directions integration environments.We introduce key concepts approaches that either implicitly or explicitly integrate processes, example, graph density-dependent habitat selection, niche specialization.Finally, we discuss how movement ecology helps spatial-social interface.Our review integrates behavioural identifies testable hypotheses interface.

Language: Английский

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The dynamics of sociality and glucocorticoids in wild male Assamese macaques

Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 164, P. 105604 - 105604

Published: July 15, 2024

For males of gregarious species, dominance status and the strength affiliative relationships can have major fitness consequences. Social dynamics also impose costs by affecting glucocorticoids, mediators homeostasis indicators physiological response to challenges within-group competition. We investigated between dominance, social bonds, seasonal challenges, faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGC) measures in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, combining behavioural data with 4129 samples from 62 adult over 15 years. Our previous work on this population suggested that increased competition during mating season was associated elevated fGC levels that, unusually for male primates, lower rank position correlated higher levels. With a much larger dataset dynamic sociality, we re-examined these additionally tested potentially fGC-attenuating effect support. Contrary our study, yet consistent majority had positive relationship levels, as high measures. were onset season. demonstrated an fGC-reducing supportive showed affiliation correlate responses. results suggest system intermediate contest potential, may be moderated relationships. highlight need consider sociality influence hormonal processes.

Language: Английский

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Social status influences relationships between hormones and oxidative stress in a cichlid fish

Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 152, P. 105365 - 105365

Published: April 27, 2023

Language: Английский

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Physiological stress response to urbanisation differs between native and invasive squirrel species

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 922, P. 171336 - 171336

Published: Feb. 27, 2024

Novel pressures derived from urbanisation can alter native habitats and ultimately impact wildlife. Coping with such human-driven changes might induce shifts in species phenotypic traits, as physiological responses to anthropogenic stressors. Preadaptation face those challenges has been suggested favour settlement spread of invasive alien urbanised areas which, consequently, respond differently than ecologically similar stressors posed by urbanisation. The activation the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis subsequent release glucocorticoids (GCs) mediate disturbance vertebrates. Furthermore, intraspecific competition, conjunction related urbanisation, affect stress differently. Using a parallel pseudo-experimental study system we measured faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (FGM) concentrations Eurasian red squirrel Eastern grey along rural-urban gradient relation conspecific density. two responded synergic effect competition. Association FGMs density squirrels varied between rural suburban sites, potentially depending on differential HPA responses. In urban this relationship did not differ significantly that ones. Conversely, squirrels' vary density, nor differed gradient. Improving knowledge about competing species' support conservation strategies altered man. Our findings be preadapted cope these areas, increasing their success under future global change scenario.

Language: Английский

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Behavioral and neural correlates of social hierarchy formation in a sex-changing fish

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: July 8, 2024

Abstract Social hierarchies in sex-changing fish determine which will change sex, yet little is known about how these are formed at the neurobehavioral level. Here, we investigate formation of social within groups New Zealand spotty wrasse (spotty), integrating both behavioral observations activity with neural activation patterns upon disruption. We find that dominance form rapidly and linearly based on size, larger displaying more aggressive or dominant behaviors (such as monopolizing shelter) smaller submissive escape behavior). Disruption hierarchy induced rapid changes, particularly second-ranked fish, highlighting second ranked opportunistically adopt a position removal most fish. Neural reveal decision-making network deeply involved establishment dominance, attaining showing significant differences to all other This study underscores complexity relationships their underpinnings wrasse, providing foundation for further research into cellular molecular mechanisms socially-controlled sex change. Overall, demonstrate disruption triggers changes behavior brain regions associated decision-making.

Language: Английский

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