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Age and sex influence social interactions, but not associations, within a killer whale pod.
Weiss MN, Franks DW, Giles DA, Youngstrom S, Wasser SK, Balcomb KC, Ellifrit DK, Domenici P, Cant MA, Ellis S, Nielsen MLK, Grimes C, Croft DP. Weiss MN, et al. Among authors: balcomb kc. Proc Biol Sci. 2021 Jun 30;288(1953):20210617. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0617. Epub 2021 Jun 16. Proc Biol Sci. 2021. PMID: 34130498 Free PMC article.
Reproductive Conflict and the Evolution of Menopause in Killer Whales.
Croft DP, Johnstone RA, Ellis S, Nattrass S, Franks DW, Brent LJ, Mazzi S, Balcomb KC, Ford JK, Cant MA. Croft DP, et al. Among authors: balcomb kc. Curr Biol. 2017 Jan 23;27(2):298-304. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.015. Epub 2017 Jan 12. Curr Biol. 2017. PMID: 28089514 Free article.
Postreproductive lifespans are rare in mammals.
Ellis S, Franks DW, Nattrass S, Cant MA, Bradley DL, Giles D, Balcomb KC, Croft DP. Ellis S, et al. Among authors: balcomb kc. Ecol Evol. 2018 Jan 31;8(5):2482-2494. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3856. eCollection 2018 Mar. Ecol Evol. 2018. PMID: 29531669 Free PMC article.
Postreproductive killer whale grandmothers improve the survival of their grandoffspring.
Nattrass S, Croft DP, Ellis S, Cant MA, Weiss MN, Wright BM, Stredulinsky E, Doniol-Valcroze T, Ford JKB, Balcomb KC, Franks DW. Nattrass S, et al. Among authors: balcomb kc. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Dec 26;116(52):26669-26673. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1903844116. Epub 2019 Dec 9. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019. PMID: 31818941 Free PMC article.
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