The ecology of ageing in wild societies: linking age structure and social behaviour
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
379(1916)
Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024
The
age
of
individuals
has
consequences
not
only
for
their
fitness
and
behaviour
but
also
the
functioning
groups
they
form.
Because
social
often
changes
with
age,
population
structure
is
expected
to
shape
organization,
environments
experience
operation
processes
within
populations.
Although
research
explored
in
individual
particularly
controlled
settings,
there
limited
understanding
how
governs
sociality
wild
Here,
we
synthesize
previous
into
age-related
effects
on
natural
populations,
discuss
links
between
structure,
ecology,
specifically
focusing
might
influence
functioning.
We
highlight
potential
using
empirical
data
from
populations
combination
network
approaches
uncover
pathways
linking
ageing,
societal
broader
implications
these
insights
impacts
anthropogenic
animal
demography
building
a
deeper
ageing
general.
This
article
part
discussion
meeting
issue
‘Understanding
society
populations’.
Язык: Английский
Ageing effects of social environments in ‘non-social’ insects
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
379(1916)
Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024
It
is
increasingly
clear
that
social
environments
have
profound
impacts
on
the
life
histories
of
‘non-social’
animals.
However,
it
not
yet
well
known
how
species
with
varying
degrees
sociality
respond
to
different
contexts
and
whether
such
effects
are
sex-specific.
To
survey
extent
which
specifically
affect
lifespan
ageing
in
non-social
species,
we
performed
a
systematic
literature
review,
focusing
invertebrates
but
excluding
eusocial
insects.
We
found
80
studies
or
parameters
were
measured
relation
changes
same-sex
opposite-sex
exposure,
group
size
cues
thereof.
Most
focused
manipulations
adults,
often
reporting
sex
differences
following
exposure
opposite
sex.
Some
highlighted
developmental
partner
age
lifespan.
Several
explored
potential
underlying
mechanisms,
emphasizing
insects
could
provide
excellent
opportunities
interrogate
basis
ageing.
discuss
what
these
can
tell
us
about
environment
as
stressor,
trade-offs
resources
prompted
by
contexts.
suggest
fruitful
avenues
for
further
research
across
wider
more
diverse
range
taxa.
This
article
part
discussion
meeting
issue
‘Understanding
society
using
natural
populations’.
Язык: Английский
Understanding age and society using natural populations
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
379(1916)
Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2024
Ageing
affects
almost
all
aspects
of
life
and
therefore
is
an
important
process
across
societies,
human
non-human
animal
alike.
This
article
introduces
new
research
exploring
the
complex
interplay
between
individual-level
ageing
demography,
consequences
this
holds
for
structure
functioning
societies
various
natural
populations.
We
discuss
how
Special
Issue
provides
a
foundation
integrating
perspectives
from
evolutionary
biology,
behavioural
ecology
demography
to
provide
insights
into
shapes
individuals’
social
behaviour
associations,
in
turn
impacts
networks,
processes
(such
as
disease
or
information
transfer)
fitness.
Through
examining
these
topics
taxa,
invertebrates
birds
mammals,
we
outline
contemporary
studies
are
using
populations
advance
our
understanding
relationship
age
society
innovative
ways.
highlight
key
emerging
themes
Issue,
such
sociality
lifespan
health,
genetic
ecological
underpinnings
adaptive
strategies
employed
by
different
species.
conclude
that
underscores
importance
studying
diverse
systems
interdisciplinary
approaches
advancing
both
more
generally.
part
discussion
meeting
issue
‘Understanding
’.
Язык: Английский
The pace and shape of ant ageing
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Май 15, 2025
ABSTRACT
Ants
have
been
proposed
as
good
models
to
study
ageing
and
the
effects
of
extrinsic
mortality
because
their
long
lifespans
plasticity
within
species.
We
discuss
how
age‐dependent
might
influence
queen
lifespan,
effect
age‐independent
needs
further
study,
accounting
for
different
density‐dependence
scenarios.
Based
on
a
critical
review
available
demographic
data,
we
selective
forces
underlying
ant
ageing.
differences
similarities
between
life‐history
strategy
ants
reproductive
strategies
iteroparity
semelparity.
consider
late‐life
fitness
gains
“superorganism”
select
delay
actuarial,
senescence,
suggest
future
research
directions.
Язык: Английский