Long‐distance vocalizations mediate spacing patterns by allowing groups to choose
whether to draw close enough to a neighbor to initiate a short‐range interaction. It is unclear …

Mammals use sound for a variety of purposes, such as detecting the presence of others and
maintaining social bonds. Much research on mammalian acoustics has been focussed on …

African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus, has a highly complex social system. This research
examines whether this social structure is predominantly innate or learned by conducting a …

The large external pinnae and extensive vocal repertoire of the African wild dog (Lycaon
pictus) has led to the assumption that the auditory system of this unique canid may be …

Whilst fundamental to human societies, collective decision-making such as voting systems
can lead to non-e cient decisions, as past climate policies demonstrate. Current systems are …

Early deprivation of adult influence is known to have long‐lasting effects on social abilities,
notably communication skills, as adults play a key role in guiding and regulating the …

We argue that how players perceive the attack-defense game might matter far more than its
actual underlying structure in determining the outcomes of intergroup conflict. Leaders can …

Forming collectives can generate substantial benefits, but much less is known about the
costs that individuals incur in doing so. We simultaneously captured individual movement …

Abstract De Dreu and Gross predict that attackers will have more difficulty winning conflicts
than defenders. As their analysis is presumed to capture the dynamics of decentralized …

Vocal behaviour offers a window into understanding the social life and evolution of animals.
Colobine monkeys show great interspecific and interpopulation variation in their social …