Mixed‐species animal groups (MSGs) are widely acknowledged to increase predator
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …

Cryptic function loss occurs when the ecological function of an animal population is
significantly altered as a result of disturbance, even though the species is still present in the …

Mixed-species social aggregations are common across taxa. There are two, nonexclusive,
hypotheses typically proposed to explain the formation of social groups: increased predator …

There is increasing recognition of the importance of “positive interactions” among species in
structuring communities. For seabirds, an important kind of positive interaction is the use of …

Associations in mixed-species foraging groups are common in animals, yet have rarely been
explored in the context of collective behaviour. Despite many investigations into the social …

The essential functional roles performed by animal species are lost when they become
locally extinct, and ecosystems are critically threatened by this decline in functional diversity …

In pretty much any species, an individual's survival and reproduction depends crucially on
the outcome of interactions with other individuals. Key interactions may take place between …

Understanding how non-trophic social systems respond to environmental gradients is still a
challenge in animal ecology, particularly in comparing changes in species composition to …

Island biogeography theory has proved a robust approach to predicting island biodiversity
on the assumption of species equivalency. However, species differ in their grouping …

Predation is a strong ecological force that shapes animal communities through natural
selection. Recent studies have shown the cascading effects of predation risk on ecosystems …