News tagged with social bonds
Female bonobos use homosexual sex to increase social status
(PhysOrg.com) -- Female bonobos (Pan paniscus) often form strong bonds with other females, and these bonds affect their position in the social hierarchy. Scientists from St Andrews University in the UK loo ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Study finds evidence of sperm whale culture
Differences in the patterned clicks that sperm whales use to communicate with each other seem to be down to culture and not genetics, say researchers.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Social networking elephants never forget
Asian elephants typically live in small, flexible, social groups centered around females and calves while adult males roam independently. However, new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Ecology sh ...
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Laugh and apes laugh with you
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just like humans, chimpanzees mimic the laughter of their playmates even if they don't find the situation as 'funny'.
Mar 02, 2011 |
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For female baboons, too, it's good to have friends
Female baboons that maintain closer ties with other members of their troop live substantially longer than do those whose social bonds are less stable, a recent study has found. The researchers say that the ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Monkeys' grooming habits provide clues to how we socialise
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of female monkeys' grooming habits provides new clues about the way humans socialise. New research reveals a link between the size of the neocortex in the brain, responsible for higher-level ...
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Battlefield camaraderie yields long-term dividends for veterans, study finds
The benefits of wartime camaraderie extend far beyond the battlefield, a new UCLA study of U.S. Civil War veterans suggests.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity problems associated with low folate levels in pregnant women
It has long been suggested that healthy folate (the natural form of folic acid) levels in expectant mothers goes hand in hand with healthy nervous system development in their children. A study published in an upcoming issue ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Sexual harassment from males prevents female bonding, says study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The extent to which sexual harassment from males can damage relationships between females is revealed in a new study. Led by the Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour at the University of ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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