Social information transmission is important because it enables horizontal spread of
behaviors, not only between conspecifics but also between individuals of different species …

The competitive exclusion principle states that species limited by the same factors cannot
share the same environment. Challenging this paradigm, empirical studies often report …

Related and phenotypically similar species often compete more strongly than unrelated and
dissimilar species. Much is unknown about the community-level implications of such …

Although the effects of variation between individuals within species are traditionally ignored
in studies of species coexistence, the magnitude of intraspecific variation in nature is forcing …

Recent studies suggest that selection can allow coexistence in situations where ecological
dynamics lead to competitive exclusion, provided that there is a trade-off between traits …

Social relationships can have important fitness consequences, and how well an individual is
socially connected often correlates with other behavioral traits. Whether such correlations …

Interactions with potential competitors are an important component of habitat quality. Due to
the costs of coexistence with competitors, a breeding habitat selection strategy that avoids …

Background Social learning allows animals to eavesdrop on ecologically relevant
knowledge of competitors in their environment. This is especially important when selecting a …

Social information, information acquired from other individuals, is used in a wide range of
behavioral decisions in many taxa. In nature, individuals usually have access to social …

Nongenetic transmission of behavioral traits via social learning allows local traditions in
humans, and, controversially, in other animals [1–4]. Social learning is usually studied as an …