Collective decision-making is a daily occurrence in the lives of many group-living animals,
and can have critical consequences for the fitness of individuals. Understanding how …

The earliest studies of collective animal behaviour were inspired by and conducted in the
wild. Over the past decades much of the research in this field has shifted to the laboratory …

Understanding the mechanics behind the coordinated movement of mobile animal groups
(collective motion) provides key insights into their biology and ecology, while also yielding …

Highlights•Declining fertility with group size is a hidden cost of group living in
mammals.•Females may form bonded relationships to buffer stresses of group …

Social organisms make collective decisions during group movement, thereby remaining
cohesive and providing the ecological and evolutionary benefits of sociality. The ability for …

Highlights•Thermoregulatory fanning behaviour in honey bees is socially dynamic.•An
individual's fanning behaviour influenced individual and group fanning behaviour.•Nurses …

Learning through the observation of others allows the transfer of information without the
costs incurred during individual trial and error learning. Horses (Equus caballus) are a …

Highlights•The composition of fish pairs influenced their avoidance of free-living
parasites.•Previous exposure increased avoidance behaviour.•When exposure history was …

Ants communicate with each other by depositing a chemical called pheromone on the
substrate while they crawl forward. By this way, they follow their predecessor and large trail …

Los patrones de uso del espacio son el resultado de complejas interacciones entre un
individuo y las características de su entorno. La forma en que los animales usan el espacio …