Intensive and size-selective harvesting is an evolutionary driver of life history as well as
individual behavioral traits. Yet whether and to what degree harvesting modifies the …

Highlights•Variation in speed in groups induces the oddity effect, reducing predator
confusion.•Dazzle camouflage does not ameliorate this oddity effect.•Parallel striped targets …

Computational models of collective motion successfully reproduce the most common
behaviours of a school of fish, using only a few elementary interactions between individuals …

The collective dynamics and structure of animal groups has attracted the attention of
scientists across a broad range of fields. A variety of agent-based models have been …

Rheotaxis, the unconditioned orienting response to water currents, is a main component of
fish behavior. Rheotaxis is achieved using multiple sensory systems, including visual and …

Adverse social experience affects social structure by modifying the behavior of individuals,
but the relationship between an individual's behavioral state and its response to adversity is …

Decision-making theories explain animal behaviour, including human behaviour, as a
response to estimations about the environment. In the case of collective behaviour, they …

The hypothesis of the selfish herd has been highly influential to our understanding of animal
aggregation. Various movement strategies have been proposed by which individuals might …

Predictions which invoke evolutionary mechanisms are hard to test. Agent-based modeling
in artificial life offers a way to simulate behaviors and interactions in specific physical or …

The behaviour of animals is strongly influenced by the detection of cues relating to foraging
opportunity or to risk, while the social environment plays a crucial role in mediating their …