The success of group foraging in primates is not only determined by ecological and social
factors. It is also influenced by cognition. Group foraging success is constrained, for …

A substantial body of work has addressed why animals live in groups. However, few studies
have described how group-living vertebrates are able to coordinate their actions and make …

Primate groups need to remain coordinated in their activities and collectively decide when
and where to travel if they are to accrue the benefits and minimize the costs of sociality. The …

Studies of collective decision making attempt to explain the simultaneous behaviors of many
individuals and how these contribute to the behavior observed at a collective level …

Social animals have to make a multitude of group decisions on a daily basis. At the most
basic level, this will involve coordination of activities and travel directions. In groups of …

The importance of between-group competition in the social evolution of animal societies is
controversial, particularly with respect to understanding the origins and maintenance of …

Group-living animals routinely have to reach a consensus decision and choose between
mutually exclusive actions in order to coordinate their activities and benefit from sociality [1 …

Observational studies have suggested that some nonhuman primates' cooperative behavior
may rely on their capacity to share goals and understand the role of their partners …

Social animals have to coordinate joint movements to maintain group cohesion, but the latter
is often compromised by diverging individual interests. A widespread behavioral mechanism …

Groups formed by individuals from different species (mixed-species groups) are a
widespread phenomenon amongst primates. Although the formation and maintenance of …