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Lauren J. N. Brent
Researcher at University of Exeter
Publications - 81
Citations - 3503
Lauren J. N. Brent is an academic researcher from University of Exeter. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biology & Population. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 58 publications receiving 2622 citations. Previous affiliations of Lauren J. N. Brent include University of Calgary & University of Roehampton.
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The evolution of self-control
Evan L. MacLean,Brian Hare,Charles L. Nunn,Elsa Addessi,Federica Amici,Rindy C. Anderson,Filippo Aureli,Filippo Aureli,Joseph M. Baker,Amanda E. Bania,Allison M. Barnard,Neeltje J. Boogert,Elizabeth M. Brannon,Emily E. Bray,Joel Bray,Lauren J. N. Brent,Judith M. Burkart,Josep Call,Jessica F. Cantlon,Lucy G. Cheke,Nicola S. Clayton,Mikel M. Delgado,Louis DiVincenti,Kazuo Fujita,Esther Herrmann,Chihiro Hiramatsu,Lucia F. Jacobs,Kerry E. Jordan,Jennifer R. Laude,Kristin L. Leimgruber,Emily J. E. Messer,Antonio Christian de A. Moura,Ljerka Ostojić,Alejandra Morales Picard,Michael L. Platt,Joshua M. Plotnik,Friederike Range,Simon M. Reader,Rachna B. Reddy,Aaron A. Sandel,Laurie R. Santos,Katrin Schumann,Amanda M. Seed,Kendra B. Sewall,Rachael C. Shaw,Katie E. Slocombe,Yanjie Su,Ayaka Takimoto,Jingzhi Tan,Ruoting Tao,Carel P. van Schaik,Zsófia Virányi,Elisabetta Visalberghi,Jordan C. Wade,Arii Watanabe,Jane Widness,Julie K. Young,Thomas R. Zentall,Yini Zhao +58 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that increases in absolute brain size provided the biological foundation for evolutionary increases in self-control, and implicate species differences in feeding ecology as a potential selective pressure favoring these skills.
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Ecological Knowledge, Leadership, and the Evolution of Menopause in Killer Whales
Lauren J. N. Brent,Daniel W. Franks,Emma A. Foster,Kenneth C. Balcomb,Michael A. Cant,Darren P. Croft +5 more
TL;DR: The results show that postreproductive females may boost the fitness of kin through the transfer of ecological knowledge and thereby buffer kin against environmental hardships using a unique long-term dataset on wild resident killer whales.
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Fitness benefits of coalitionary aggression in male chimpanzees
Ian C. Gilby,Lauren J. N. Brent,Emily E. Wroblewski,Rebecca S. Rudicell,Beatrice H. Hahn,Jane Goodall,Anne E. Pusey +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that coalitionary aggression increased a male’s chances of siring offspring, compared to other males of similar dominance rank, and ascending in rank, a correlate of future reproductive output, which is a significant step forward in knowledge of the adaptive value of social intelligence.
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Genetic origins of social networks in rhesus macaques
Lauren J. N. Brent,Sarah R. Heilbronner,Julie E. Horvath,Julie E. Horvath,Julie E. Horvath,Janis Gonzalez-Martinez,Angelina V. Ruiz-Lambides,Athy Robinson,J. H. Pate Skene,Michael L. Platt +9 more
TL;DR: Evidence that social network tendencies are heritable in a gregarious primate, rhesus macaques, is provided, suggesting that, like humans, the skills and temperaments that shape the formation of multi-agent relationships have a genetic basis in nonhuman primates.
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Friends of friends: are indirect connections in social networks important to animal behaviour?
TL;DR: From these studies, it is apparent that indirect connections play an important role in animal behaviour, although future research is needed to clarify their contribution.