"Orangutan life cycle: slow but sure" Among our closest extant relatives, the life of orangutans remains the least documented and understood, mainly due to their solitary lifestyle. Based on a 15-year study of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii), our research aims to [...]
The expensive brain and the evolution of brain size Vertebrate brains vary considerably in size, and this variation is often attributed to differing cognitive demands. Here, we ask whether the unusually high costs of brains have acted as constraints on the evolution of brain size. We confirm that [...]
The expensive brain and the evolution of brain size Vertebrate brains vary considerably in size, and this variation is often attributed to differing cognitive demands. Here, we ask whether the unusually high costs of brains have acted as constraints on the evolution of brain size. We confirm that [...]
Frontiers in Social Evolution Seminar
In animal societies, control over resources and reproduction is often biased towards one sex. Such power asymmetries between the sexes largely shape male-female sexual and social relationships. In particular, males often coerce females in reproductive contexts, but also in other contexts. Yet, the ecological and evolutionary underpinnings of male-female power asymmetries remain poorly understood. In [...]