An individual reaction to natural threats, such as the presence of predators or aggressors,
can shape the social behaviour of an entire population. In southern Brazil, two coastal …

At the University of Auckland in the 1990s, the Education Department had numerous Mori
students who gravitated to the teachings of Graham and Linda Smith. They were key …

Groups of organisms, from bacteria to fish schools to human societies, depend on their
ability to make accurate decisions in an uncertain world. Most models of collective decision …

How animals integrate different sensory information for orientation is a complex process
involving interactions between a variety of internal and external factors. Due to this …

Recent advancements in wireless magnetic induction technology have enabled applications
in both wireless power and data transfer. This study investigates the spatiotemporal …

Animal groups often make decisions sequentially, from the front to the back of the group. In
such cases, individuals can use the choices made by earlier ranks, a form of social …

The movement of animals in groups is widespread in nature. Understanding this
phenomenon presents an important problem in ecology with many applications that range …

We introduce a stochastic agent-based model for the flocking dynamics of self-propelled
particles that exhibit nonlinear velocity-alignment interactions with neighbors within their …

For moving animals, the successful avoidance of hazardous obstacles is an important
capability. Despite this, few models of collective motion have addressed the relationship …

In group-living species, social interactions with conspecifics play a crucial role in group
formation and the ability to make consensus decisions, with far-reaching consequences for …