University of Groningen
Eco-evolutionary routes towards animal sociality Ma, Long
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10.33612/diss.160350920
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Ma, L. (2021). Eco-evolutionary routes towards animal sociality: Ecology, behaviour and communication in communal breeding of burying beetles. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.160350920
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Propositions accompanying the dissertation Eco-evolutionary routes towards animal sociality Ecology, behaviour and communication in communal breeding of burying beetles by Long Ma 1.Man is by nature a social creature: an individual who is unsocial naturally and not accidentally is either beneath our notice or more than human. (Aristotle) 2.Investigating the ecological processes shaping group formation and stability enables us to understand the evolution of animal sociality. (Chapter 2) 3.Group-living individuals may adjust their behavioural and reproductive strategies depending on the prior breeding history of their own and other group members. (Chapter 3) 4.Cooperation between non-kin may be maintained by the short- and long-term fitness benefits. (Chapter 4) 5.Living in groups is a kind of survival game based on a trade-off between conflict and
compromise. (Chapter 5) 6.Social organization of animals largely relies on sophisticated communication systems and there may occur a co-evolution of communication signals between group members. (Chapter 6) 7.Coping with rapid and extreme climate change may require a high degree of flexibility, such as forming groups and cooperating in important tasks. (Chapter 7) 8.Sociality is likely to be a key, yet largely overlooked factor that promotes a high adaptive ability for organisms. (this thesis) 9.Studying the ecology and behaviour of communal or cooperative breeding species will contribute to our understanding of social evolution from an eco-evolutionary perspective. (this thesis) 10.Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is a success. (Henry Ford)
