Fear of predation shapes social network structure and the acquisition of foraging information in guppy shoals

MJ Hasenjager, LA Dugatkin - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Spatio-temporal variation in predation risk is predicted to select for plastic anti-predator
responses, which may in turn impact the fine-scale social structure of prey groups and …

[HTML][HTML] Fear of predation drives stable and differentiated social relationships in guppies

RJP Heathcote, SK Darden, DW Franks… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Social relationships can have important consequences for fitness in animals. Whilst
numerous studies have shown that individuals often join larger groups in response to …

Familiarity affects social network structure and discovery of prey patch locations in foraging stickleback shoals

N Atton, BJ Galef, W Hoppitt… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Numerous factors affect the fine-scale social structure of animal groups, but it is unclear how
important such factors are in determining how individuals encounter resources. Familiarity …

Familiarity affects network structure and information flow in guppy ( Poecilia reticulata ) shoals

MJ Hasenjager, LA Dugatkin - Behavioral Ecology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
How individuals respond toward one another can depend on the level of familiarity between
them. Variation in the proportion of familiar individuals comprising a group can shape group …

Social networks in changing environments

ADM Wilson, S Krause, IW Ramnarine… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2015 - Springer
Social network analysis (SNA) has become a widespread tool for the study of animal social
organisation. However despite this broad applicability, SNA is currently limited by both an …

Social context modulates predator evasion strategy in guppies

EK Fischer, AJ Schwartz, KL Hoke, D Soares - Ethology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Social context is a powerful mediator of behavioral decisions across animal taxa, as the
presence of conspecifics comes with both costs and benefits. In risky situations, the safety …

Perching but not foraging networks predict the spread of novel foraging skills in starlings

NJ Boogert, GF Nightingale, W Hoppitt, KN Laland - Behavioural processes, 2014 - Elsevier
The directed social learning hypothesis suggests that information does not spread evenly
through animal groups, but rather individual characteristics and patterns of physical …

Personality composition determines social learning pathways within shoaling fish

MJ Hasenjager, W Hoppitt… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In shaping how individuals explore their environment and interact with others, personality
may mediate both individual and social learning. Yet increasing evidence indicates that …

Contrasting context dependence of familiarity and kinship in animal social networks

RHJM Kurvers, VMAP Adamczyk, RHS Kraus… - Animal Behaviour, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•We studied which traits affect foraging associations and mate choice in
geese.•We collected data on boldness, dominance, familiarity and genetic …

Social information use by predators: expanding the information ecology of prey defences

L Hämäläinen, H M. Rowland, J Mappes, R Thorogood - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Social information use is well documented across the animal kingdom, but how it influences
ecological and evolutionary processes is only just beginning to be investigated. Here we …