Nikos Smit
@nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy
at utu; social behaviour/ life history; some bg in discr. maths ∧ theor. comp. science
🌉 bridged from https://ecoevo.social/@nikos on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
🌉 bridged from https://ecoevo.social/@nikos on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Wild female gorillas live long after their last baby is born.
Do they go through menopause?
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510998122
Do they go through menopause?
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510998122
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Wild female gorillas live long after their last baby is born.
Do they go through menopause?
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510998122
Do they go through menopause?
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510998122
MSc thesis!
How does distance to kin influences adult survival?
How does distance to kin influences adult survival?
October 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
MSc thesis!
How does distance to kin influences adult survival?
How does distance to kin influences adult survival?
Reposted by Nikos Smit
"Sexual selection and parental care shape lifespan differences" across mammals and birds
https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249
https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249
Why women live longer than men
Study traces the evolutionary roots of the lifespan gap between women and men
www.mpg.de
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Sexual selection and parental care shape lifespan differences" across mammals and birds
https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249
https://www.mpg.de/25470066/0926-evan-why-women-live-longer-than-men-150495-x?c=2249
Who’s got the power? Studies of male and female primates show it’s not simple
https://theconversation.com/whos-got-the-power-studies-of-male-and-female-primates-show-its-not-simple-263292
https://theconversation.com/whos-got-the-power-studies-of-male-and-female-primates-show-its-not-simple-263292
Who’s got the power? Studies of male and female primates show it’s not simple
Most primate societies do not have clear-cut sex-biases when it comes to power.
theconversation.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Who’s got the power? Studies of male and female primates show it’s not simple
https://theconversation.com/whos-got-the-power-studies-of-male-and-female-primates-show-its-not-simple-263292
https://theconversation.com/whos-got-the-power-studies-of-male-and-female-primates-show-its-not-simple-263292
Reposted by Nikos Smit
The majority of animals do show various forms of hierarchy - but is the concept of ‚alpha‘ relevant or even real?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/are-alpha-males-real
https://www.livescience.com/animals/are-alpha-males-real
Are alpha males real?
The term "alpha male" was coined in 1970 to describe wolves. But what does science think about the term now?
www.livescience.com
September 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The majority of animals do show various forms of hierarchy - but is the concept of ‚alpha‘ relevant or even real?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/are-alpha-males-real
https://www.livescience.com/animals/are-alpha-males-real
Reposted by Nikos Smit
It's not all about size. New research on female #gorillas challenges the male power narrative. Study by @nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy & Martha Robbins now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. #primates @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi More: tinyurl.com/y778faw2 & www.cell.com/current-biol...
It's not all about size
Female gorillas challenge the male power narrative
tinyurl.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:08 AM
It's not all about size. New research on female #gorillas challenges the male power narrative. Study by @nikos.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy & Martha Robbins now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social. #primates @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social @utu.fi More: tinyurl.com/y778faw2 & www.cell.com/current-biol...
Female mountain gorillas can outrank males twice their size...
...and exhibit priority of access to resources over these males
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982225008723
Press release:
https://www.mpg.de/25119311/0730-evan-it-s-not-just-about-size-150495-x
...and exhibit priority of access to resources over these males
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982225008723
Press release:
https://www.mpg.de/25119311/0730-evan-it-s-not-just-about-size-150495-x
August 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Female mountain gorillas can outrank males twice their size...
...and exhibit priority of access to resources over these males
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982225008723
Press release:
https://www.mpg.de/25119311/0730-evan-it-s-not-just-about-size-150495-x
...and exhibit priority of access to resources over these males
Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982225008723
Press release:
https://www.mpg.de/25119311/0730-evan-it-s-not-just-about-size-150495-x
Reposted by Nikos Smit
Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
July 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Our #study finds that #male #dominance isn't the norm among #primates, and starts to unravel what shapes flexibility in intersexual power
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249
paper (OA) https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2500405122
press release https://www.mpg.de/24986976/0630-evan-beyond-the-alpha-male-150495-x?c=2249