Part of my work is focussed on understanding if, how and why differences in social systems and structures can explain behaviour and life-history differences between species and systems. Currently I am focussing on two key paradigms: kinship dynamics (predictable changes in relatedness with age) and the evolution of menopause.
Key publications:
Ellis S, Johnstone RA, Cant MA, et al (2022) Patterns and consequences of age-linked change in local relatedness in animal societies. Nat Ecol Evol 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01872-2
Croft DP, Weiss MN, Nielsen MLK, et al (2021) Kinship dynamics: patterns and consequences of changes in local relatedness. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288:20211129
Ellis S, Franks DW, Nattrass S, et al (2018) Analyses of ovarian activity reveal repeated evolution of post-reproductive lifespans in toothed whales. Sci Rep 8:1–10.
Key publications:
Ellis S, Johnstone RA, Cant MA, et al (2022) Patterns and consequences of age-linked change in local relatedness in animal societies. Nat Ecol Evol 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01872-2
Croft DP, Weiss MN, Nielsen MLK, et al (2021) Kinship dynamics: patterns and consequences of changes in local relatedness. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288:20211129
Ellis S, Franks DW, Nattrass S, et al (2018) Analyses of ovarian activity reveal repeated evolution of post-reproductive lifespans in toothed whales. Sci Rep 8:1–10.