One of the fundamental rules of inheritance states that different alleles (gene copies) of a trait, such as sex, are inherited with equal frequency. "However, we have long known that there are genes ...

The social network structure of animal populations has major implications for survival, reproductive success, sexual selection, and pathogen transmission of individuals. But as of yet, no ...

A survey of 868 ethologists and behavioural ecologists reveals that logistics rarely explain why birds and mammals dominate ...