Leadership is arguably one of the most important themes in the social sciences, yet until
recently has been largely overlooked in the natural sciences (Dyer et al., 2009; King et al …

In vertebrate groups of stable composition, particular categories of individuals have
traditionally been thought to lead decision making occurring around group movements …

Collective decision making and especially leadership in groups are among the most studied
topics in natural, social, and political sciences. Previous studies have shown that some …

An important potential advantage of group-living that has been mostly neglected by life
scientists is that individuals in animal groups may cope more effectively with unfamiliar …

NOTICE: this is the authorʼs version of a work that was accepted for publication in
Behavioural Processes. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer …

In this paper, we consider leader-based shape coordination for multi-robot systems. It is
shown that having knowledge about desired velocity and effective interaction among …

Dans les sociétés animales, les décisions collectives résultent souvent de processus auto-
organisés: des choix collectifs complexes émergent à partir d'interactions locales entre …

In large animal groups, collective decision-making is often self-organised, ie decisions
emerge from local interactions between individuals following simple behavioural rules. It is …

Animals living in groups are frequently exposed to conflicts of interest which can escalate
into aggression. Aggressive interactions may be a means to resolve incompatibility among …

Collective decision making and especially leadership in groups are among the most studied
topics in natural, social, and political sciences. Previous studies have shown that some …