Socially transferred materials: why and how to study them.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C647A342BD62
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Socially transferred materials: why and how to study them.
Journal
Trends in ecology & evolution
ISSN
1872-8383 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0169-5347
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
38
Number
5
Pages
446-458
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
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.
Keywords
Animals, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Milk/chemistry, Ovum/chemistry, Semen/chemistry, allohormones, evolutionary transitions, metabolomics, microbiome, parental care, seminal fluid
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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