The ecology of ageing in wild societies: linking age structure and social behaviour.

IF 5.4 2区 生物学 Q1 BIOLOGY
Joe P Woodman, Samin Gokcekus, Kristina B Beck, Jonathan P Green, Dan H Nussey, Josh A Firth
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Abstract

The age of individuals has consequences not only for their fitness and behaviour but also for the functioning of the groups they form. Because social behaviour often changes with age, population age structure is expected to shape the social organization, the social environments individuals experience and the operation of social processes within populations. Although research has explored changes in individual social behaviour with age, particularly in controlled settings, there is limited understanding of how age structure governs sociality in wild populations. Here, we synthesize previous research into age-related effects on social processes in natural populations, and discuss the links between age structure, sociality and ecology, specifically focusing on how population age structure might influence social structure and functioning. We highlight the potential for using empirical data from natural populations in combination with social network approaches to uncover pathways linking individual social ageing, population age structure and societal functioning. We discuss the broader implications of these insights for understanding the social impacts of anthropogenic effects on animal population demography and for building a deeper understanding of societal ageing in general.This article is part of the discussion meeting issue 'Understanding age and society using natural populations'.

野生社会的老龄化生态学:将年龄结构与社会行为联系起来。
个体的年龄不仅对其体质和行为有影响,而且对其组成的群体的功能也有影响。由于社会行为通常会随着年龄的增长而改变,因此人口的年龄结构会影响社会组织、个体所经历的社会环境以及人口内部社会进程的运作。虽然研究已经探索了个体社会行为随年龄的变化,特别是在受控环境下的变化,但对年龄结构如何支配野生种群的社会性的了解还很有限。在此,我们综合了以往关于年龄对自然种群中社会过程的影响的研究,并讨论了年龄结构、社会性和生态学之间的联系,特别关注种群年龄结构如何影响社会结构和功能。我们强调了利用来自自然种群的经验数据结合社会网络方法来揭示个体社会老化、种群年龄结构和社会功能之间联系的潜力。我们讨论了这些见解对于理解人类活动对动物种群人口结构的社会影响以及深入理解社会老龄化的广泛意义。
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