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Correlated evolution of social organization and lifespan in mammals

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  • Pingfen Zhu

    (Institute of Zoology)

  • Weiqiang Liu

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaoxiao Zhang

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Meng Li

    (Institute of Zoology)

  • Gaoming Liu

    (Institute of Zoology)

  • Yang Yu

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Science and Technology of China)

  • Zihao Li

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xuanjing Li

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Juan Du

    (Institute of Zoology
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiao Wang

    (Institute of Zoology)

  • Cyril C. Grueter

    (The University of Western Australia
    The University of Western Australia
    Dali University)

  • Ming Li

    (Institute of Zoology
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Xuming Zhou

    (Institute of Zoology)

Abstract

Discerning the relationship between sociality and longevity would permit a deeper understanding of how animal life history evolved. Here, we perform a phylogenetic comparative analysis of ~1000 mammalian species on three states of social organization (solitary, pair-living, and group-living) and longevity. We show that group-living species generally live longer than solitary species, and that the transition rate from a short-lived state to a long-lived state is higher in group-living than non-group-living species, altogether supporting the correlated evolution of social organization and longevity. The comparative brain transcriptomes of 94 mammalian species identify 31 genes, hormones and immunity-related pathways broadly involved in the association between social organization and longevity. Further selection features reveal twenty overlapping pathways under selection for both social organization and longevity. These results underscore a molecular basis for the influence of the social organization on longevity.

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  • Pingfen Zhu & Weiqiang Liu & Xiaoxiao Zhang & Meng Li & Gaoming Liu & Yang Yu & Zihao Li & Xuanjing Li & Juan Du & Xiao Wang & Cyril C. Grueter & Ming Li & Xuming Zhou, 2023. "Correlated evolution of social organization and lifespan in mammals," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-35869-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35869-7
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