Socially transferred materials: why and how to study them


Hakala, Sanja Maria, Fujioka, Haruna, Gapp, Katharina, De Gasperin, Ornela, Genzoni, Eleonore, Kilner, Rebecca M, Koene, Joris M, Konig, Barbara, Linksvayer, Timothy A, Meurville, Marie-Pierre et al (show 4 more authors) (2023) Socially transferred materials: why and how to study them. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 38 (5). pp. 446-458.

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Abstract

When biological material is transferred from one individual's body to another, as in ejaculate, eggs, and milk, secondary donor-produced molecules are often transferred along with the main cargo, and influence the physiology and fitness of the receiver. Both social and solitary animals exhibit such social transfers at certain life stages. The secondary, bioactive, and transfer-supporting components in socially transferred materials have evolved convergently to the point where they are used in applications across taxa and type of transfer. The composition of these materials is typically highly dynamic and context dependent, and their components drive the physiological and behavioral evolution of many taxa. Our establishment of the concept of socially transferred materials unifies this multidisciplinary topic and will benefit both theory and applications.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ovum, Milk, Semen, Animals, Sexual Behavior, Animal
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 16 Dec 2022 15:35
Last Modified: 31 May 2023 12:33
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.010
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.010
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3166715
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