Within animal populations there is variation among individuals in their tendency to be social,
where more sociable individuals associate more with other individuals. Consistent inter …

Movement of fishes in the aquatic realm is fundamental to their ecology and survival.
Movement can be driven by a variety of biological, physiological and environmental factors …

When faced with potential predators, animals instinctively decide whether there is a threat
they should escape from, and also when, how, and where to take evasive action. While …

Predation is thought to shape the macroscopic properties of animal groups, making moving
groups more cohesive and coordinated. Precisely how predation has shaped individuals' …

Noise produced from a variety of human activities can affect the physiology and behaviour of
individual animals, but whether noise disrupts the social behaviour of animals is largely …

Recent advances in technology and quantitative methods have led to the emergence of a
new field of study that stands to link insights of researchers from two closely related, but …

Collective behaviour is typically thought to arise from individuals following fixed interaction
rules. The possibility that interaction rules may change under different circumstances has …

Highlights•The ecological approach to cognitionaims at understanding within and between
species differences in cognitive performance.•It is key to understand individual and species' …

Highlights•Three-spined sticklebacks slow decision making in turbid versus clear water.•A
speed-accuracy trade-off and improved accuracy were only seen in turbid water.•This …

The earliest studies of collective animal behaviour were inspired by and conducted in the
wild. Over the past decades much of the research in this field has shifted to the laboratory …