Socioecological conditions predict degu social instability and provide limited cues to forecast subsequent breeding conditions
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-021-03017-0
Abstract: Permanent changes in group membership may result in detrimental fitness effects on both group residents and immigrants. Factors associated with this form of social instability are rarely documented. We used a 15-year dataset on degus,… read more here.
Keywords: hypothesis; instability; socioecological conditions; group ... See more keywords
Social instability stress in adolescent male rats reduces social interaction and social recognition performance and increases oxytocin receptor binding
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.07.032
Abstract: Social experiences in adolescence are essential for displaying context-appropriate social behaviors in adulthood. We previously found that adult male rats that underwent social instability stress (SS) in adolescence had reduced social interactions with unfamiliar peers… read more here.
Keywords: social instability; recognition; receptor; receptor binding ... See more keywords
Mean mares? Habitat features influence female aggression in response to social instability in the feral horse (Equus caballus)
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0494
Abstract: It is unclear how habitat features alter animal responses to social instability. Only by uncovering such interactions can we fully understand the evolutionary drivers and fitness consequences of sociality. We capitalize on a management-induced manipulation… read more here.
Keywords: equus caballus; female aggression; social instability; habitat features ... See more keywords