Ashley Mensing

Behaviors and reproductive characteristics may evolve faster than other traits, thanks to the genetic effects of social interactions
doi.org/10.1093/evle...

Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Francesca Santostefano, Maria Moiron, Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar, and David N Fisher

Bird divorce rates may be linked to rainfall Bird divorce rates may be linked to rainfall A 16-year study on a closed population of Seychelles warblers (Acrocephalus sechellensis) on Cousin Island, Seychelles, has uncovered significant...

Both excessively low AND excessively high rates of rainfall are associated with the dissolution of pair bonds in Seychelles warblers. Droughts get a lot of attention, but this is a reminder (mainly just to myself) not to overlook the impact of ‘floods’!

What Makes a Good Theory? Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Computational Brain & Behavior Computational Brain & Behavior -

Finally our editorial for the "What makes a good theory?" special issue is out (co-edited with @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, @jcskewes.bsky.social, Sashank Varma, and Todd Wareham). It's an interdisciplinary issue and the contents are transdisciplinary.

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Oh this is great! Can I be added too pleas?