Socioecological conditions predict degu social instability and provide limited cues to forecast subsequent breeding conditions

Experience of social density during early life is associated with attraction to conspecific odour in the common vole (Microtus arvalis)

“…Growing up in a specific population density may predict the subsequent social environment of a short‐lived animal, as revealed in Octodon degus (Ebensperger et al., 2021). Thereby, cues detected by the mother can shape the behavioural phenotype of the offspring, both prenatally and through maternal behaviour (Sachser et al., 2018).…”

“…Growing up in a specific population density may predict the subsequent social environment of a short-lived animal, as revealed in Octodon degus (Ebensperger et al, 2021). Thereby, cues detected by the mother can shape the behavioural phenotype of the F I G U R E 2 Latency (s) to enter odour zone: There was no difference between animals from high-density (N = 12) or lowdensity (N = 26) populations (p = .57) offspring, both prenatally and through maternal behaviour (Sachser et al, 2018).…”