Animal societies are shaped both by social processes and by the physical environment in
which social interactions take place. While many studies take the observed patterns of inter …

Surgeonfishes have had a long evolutionary history that has been closely linked with coral
reef ecosystems. Today they are a key component of reef fish assemblages, playing a …

The potential transfer of microplastics (MPs) between vertebrates belonging to the same
taxonomic group, and the impact of such a transfer on higher trophic levels remains little …

How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be
explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies …

The organization and coordination of fish schools provide a valuable model to investigate
the genetic architecture of affiliative behaviours and dissect the mechanisms underlying …

The development of tracking methods for automatically quantifying individual behavior and
social interactions in animal groups has open up new perspectives for building quantitative …

Complex patterns of collective behaviour may emerge through self-organization, from local
interactions among individuals in a group. To understand what behavioural rules underlie …

Collective behaviours, such as flocking in birds or decision making by bee colonies, are
some of the most intriguing behavioural phenomena in the animal kingdom. The study of …

Bird flocks under predation demonstrate complex patterns of collective escape. These
patterns may emerge by self-organization from local interactions among group-members …

GPS‐based tracking is widely used for studying wild social animals. Much like traditional
observational methods, using GPS devices requires making a number of decisions about …