Harrison, L.M., Churchill, E.R., Fairweather, M. et al. (3 more authors) (2024) Ageing effects of social environments in "non-social" insects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379 (1916). 20220463. ISSN 0962-8436
Abstract
It is increasingly clear that social environments have profound impacts on the life histories of ‘non-social’ animals. However, it is not yet well known how species with varying degrees of sociality respond to different social contexts and whether such effects are sex-specific. To survey the extent to which social environments specifically affect lifespan and ageing in non-social species, we performed a systematic literature review, focusing on invertebrates but excluding eusocial insects. We found 80 studies in which lifespan or ageing parameters were measured in relation to changes in same-sex or opposite-sex exposure, group size or cues thereof. Most of the studies focused on manipulations of adults, often reporting sex differences in lifespan following exposure to the opposite sex. Some studies highlighted the impacts of developmental environments or social partner age on lifespan. Several studies explored potential underlying mechanisms, emphasizing that studies on insects could provide excellent opportunities to interrogate the basis of social effects on ageing. We discuss what these studies can tell us about the social environment as a stressor, or trade-offs in resources prompted by different social contexts. We suggest fruitful avenues for further research of social effects across a wider and more diverse range of taxa.
This article is part of the discussion meeting issue ‘Understanding age and society using natural populations’.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2024 The Authors. Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
Keywords: | lifespan, longevity, senescence, sociality,Drosophila |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number BBSRC (Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council) BB/W005174/1 R209318 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Feb 2024 10:39 |
Last Modified: | 08 Nov 2024 13:09 |
Published Version: | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rst... |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | The Royal Society |
Identification Number: | 10.1098/rstb.2022.0463 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:209550 |
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