Research areas
I'm a evolutionary biologist interested in the proximate mechanisms and the ultimate functions underlying social behaviours in group-living animals. Currently, I'm working with Dr Manon Schweinfurth to test theoretical predictions on the evolutionary origins of cooperation in laboratory-housed female rats.
Selected publications
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Socioecological drivers of injuries and aggression in female and male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
Pavez-Fox, M. A., Siracusa, E. R., Ellis, S., Kimock, C. M., Rivera-Barreto, N., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Ruiz-Lambides, A., Snyder-Mackler, N., Higham, J. P., De Moor, D. D. & Brent, L. J. N., 28 Mar 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 79, 15 p., 47.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Southern pudu, Pudu puda (G.I. Molina, 1782)
Silva-Rodriguez, E. A., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Moreira-Arce, D. A., 12 Jun 2025, Deer of the world: ecology, conservation and management. Melletti, M. & Focardi, S. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 523-532 (Fascinating life sciences).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Does group size influence the formation of differentiated social relationships in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)?
Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 1 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution
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Does reciprocal cooperation drive assortative mixing in groups of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)?
Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 1 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution
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Effects of housing group size on negative welfare states in laboratory rats
Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution
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Effects of housing group size on physical health over ontogeny in rats
Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution
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Effects of housing group size on positive welfare in laboratory rats
Wongsaengchan, C., Pavez-Fox, M. A. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 29 Feb 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution
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Immune cell composition varies by age, sex and exposure to social adversity in free‑ranging Rhesus Macaques
Sanchez-Rosado, M. R., Marzan-Rivera, N., Watowich, M. M., Negron-Del Valle, A. D., Pantoja, P., Pavez-Fox, M. A., Siracusa, E. R., Cooper, E. B., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Ruiz-Lambides, A., Martinez, M. I., Montague, M. J., Platt, M. L., Higham, J. P., Brent, L. J. N., Sariol, C. A. & Snyder-Mackler, N., 1 Apr 2024, In: GeroScience. 46, p. 2107–2122Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Social ageing can protect against infectious disease in a group-living primate
Siracusa, E. R., Pavez-Fox, M. A., Negron-Del Valle, J. E., Phillips, D., Platt, M. L., Snyder-Mackler, N., Higham, J. P., Brent, L. J. N. & Silk, M. J., 16 Dec 2024, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 379, 1916, 14 p., 20220462.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The ontogeny of cooperation in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus)
Pavez-Fox, M. A., Wongsaengchan, C. & Schweinfurth, M. K., 26 Jan 2024, OSF Registries.Research output: Other contribution