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Collaborative Research: RUI: Age Structure of social groups as a critical demographic fact — NSF Award to University of Virginia M

This project will test how the age of social partners in a population determines social behavior and adaptation. As individuals age, their own behavioral expression changes, meaning that populations with older members represent a substantially different environment than populations with younger ones. Population age str

Award titleCollaborative Research: RUI: Age Structure of social groups as a critical demographic fact
Award ID2548291
AwardeeUniversity of Virginia Main Campus
CityCHARLOTTESVILLE
StateVA
Amount obligated$952,820
Principal investigatorEdmund Brodie
ProgramCross-BIO Activities
Start date05/01/2026
AbstractThis project will test how the age of social partners in a population determines social behavior and adaptation. As individuals age, their own behavioral expression changes, meaning that populations with older members represent a substantially different environment than populations with younger ones. Population age structure can thereby determine how individuals interact with conspecifics, alter which traits determine fitness, and ultimately determine the strength and form of natural and sexual
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