Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest paper on the Shark Bay Dolphins in *Behavioral Ecology*. Alexis L Levengood, Kasha Strickland, Vivienne Foroughirad, Janet Mann, Romane H Cristescu, Ewa Krzyszczyk, Céline H Frère. 2022. Heterogeneity in resource competition covaries with individual variation in long-term social relationships. *Behavioral Ecology*, arac037. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac037 The article can be found here: https://academic.oup.com/beheco/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/beheco/... <http://track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=iH8df4y5x1zKCko9Lo3GbygTUtJ4WajS4n7tESFYV41kiQFbfgimezgxDdw75-W69_xIi99k7Xuvk6fwexDI5hpdZDBySkcHeqZhGKAIeIPIXgqbEdPrz0vEn-WM9Sxt08OR6lKSmioBkpPAgvcY1R72m3zpTImv7UielQbhbeY20UshJ5BrUvv3aTFEv0M5zUesbG0055LrIcw2zExl-b2_ZsffzM_FuP4KIdSENB4=> Abstract: Resource competition among conspecifics is central to social evolution, as it serves as one of the primary selective pressures of group living. This is because the degree of competition for resources impacts the costs and benefits of social interactions. Despite this, how heterogeneity in resource competition drives variation in the type and quantity of long-term social relationships individuals foster has been overlooked. By measuring male mating competition and female foraging competition in a highly social, long-lived mammal, we demonstrate that individual variation in long-term intrasexual social relationships covaries with preferred habitat and experienced resource competition, and this effect differs based on the sex of the individual. Specifically, greater resource competition resulted in fewer social preferences, but the magnitude of the effect varied by both habitat and sex, whereas for social avoidances, both the directionality and magnitude of the effect of resource competition varied by habitat and sex. Together our work shows how fine-scale variation in individual socioecological niches (i.e., unique physical and social environments) can drive extensive variation in individual social behavior (here long-term relationships) within a population, thereby broadening current theories of social evolution. Want a copy or have a question? Please feel free to get in touch: alevengo@gmail.com Cheers, Alexis & co-authors *Dr Alexis Levengood* (she/her) University of the Sunshine Coast School of Science, Technology, and Engineering Queensland, Australia