Trends in ecology & evolution
Pervasive loose sociality can drive demographic Allee effects.
Samantha E Rothberg, Ella G Henry, Michael A Gil
Published: 202510.1016/j.tree.2025.11.005
Abstract
Sociality can, in theory, lead to positive relationships between population density and per capita growth rates (demographic Allee effects), but evidence of such relationships remains rare. Here, we consider the demographic consequences of sociality,…
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