Social grouping is omnipresent in the animal kingdom. Considerable research has focused
on understanding how animal groups form and function, including how collective behaviour …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

The major threat to human societies posed by undernutrition has been recognised for
millennia. Despite substantial economic development and scientific innovation, however …

A crucial step in recent theories of human origins is the emergence of strong pair-bonding
between males and females accompanied by a dramatic reduction in the male-to-male …

The concepts of leadership and dominance are often conflated, with individuals high in the
social hierarchy assumed to be decision-makers. Dominants can exclusively benefit from …

Animals living in groups will profit most from sociality if they coordinate the timing and nature
of their activities. Self-organizing mechanisms can underlie coordination in large animal …

Sleep is fundamental to the health and fitness of all animals. The physiological importance
of sleep is underscored by the central role of homeostasis in determining sleep investment …

The mechanisms by which group-living animals collectively exploit resources, and the role
of individuals in group decisions, are central issues for understanding animal distribution …

Before visiting your local supermarket, do you write your food shopping list in the order you
expect to encounter the items as you walk around, aisle by aisle? This way, you minimise …

Characterizing non-human primate social complexity and its cognitive bases has proved
challenging. Using principal component analyses, we show that primate social, ecological …