皮质醇和丸激素之间的相互作用预测了岩石虫社会群体内的领导力
Yael Goll1, Camille Bordes2, Yishai A Weissman2
1School of Zoology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Scientific reports
|September 8, 2023
概括
激素水平,特别是皮质醇和之间的相互作用,预测了岩石的冒险领导力. 高丸激素与低皮质醇与领导力相关,特别是在危险的情况下.
科学领域:
- 行为生态学 行为生态学
- 神经内分泌学神经内分泌学
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 集体运动领导带有固有的风险,领导人面临越来越多的威胁,如掠夺.
- 风险行为中的个人差异通常与潜在的荷尔蒙变异有关.
- 皮质醇和丸激素在应激反应,生存和社会行为,包括冒险行为中发挥着重要作用.
研究的目的:
- 调查皮质醇和之间的相互作用是否预测野生岩石 (Procavia capensis) 的冒险领导行为.
- 在动物领导和承担风险的背景下测试双激素假设.
- 探索激素特征对不同风险场景中领导力出现的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用近距离记录器来追踪动物的移动和识别领导者.
- 进行了直接观察,以在不同环境中描述领导行为.
- 员工回放试验以评估在受控条件下的反应和领导角色.
- 在个体hyraxes中测量了皮质醇和的循环水平.
主要成果:
- 皮质醇和之间的相互作用显著预测了涉及风险的领导行为.
- 在低风险和高风险情景中与领导力有积极的关联,但仅在皮质醇水平低的个体中.
- 在低风险情况下观察到荷尔蒙水平与年龄之间的相互作用,这表明与年龄相关的荷尔蒙影响对领导力的调节.
结论:
- 这些发现支持双激素假设,证明其适用于野生哺乳动物的冒险领导力.
- 激素特征,特别是和皮质醇之间的相互作用,对于理解领导力动态和冒险倾向至关重要.
- 社会动力学,如女性黑群体中的附属行为,可能会影响与领导力相关的压力水平,可能会影响荷尔蒙反应和领导力有效性.
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