In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

Social structure in group-living animals is defined by the nature and patterning of social
interactions among members of the society. Social structure is shaped in large part by …

Objectives Food sharing is a costly form of cooperation that was likely critical to human
evolutionary success, including the emergence of human's life history strategy. Food sharing …

Little is known about the specific behavioral exchanges that occur on a day-to-day basis
between dyads of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). This study assesses …

Animals with fission–fusion dynamics live in fluid societies with varying party sizes. The
joining (fusion) and separation (fission) of these parties is considered a response to costs …

Flocking behaviour, as a type of self-organised collective behaviour, is described as the
spatial formation of groups without global control and explicit inter-individual recruitment …

Recent discoveries about wild chimpanzees have dramatically reshaped our understanding
of these great apes and their kinship with humans. We now know that chimpanzees not only …

Knowledge of the role of individual associations has provided an insightful understanding of
the structures of animal societies, especially in highly social mammals such as primates. Yet …

Mixed-species groups are common amongst diverse taxa including fishes, birds, and
mammals. Antipredator, foraging, and social benefits have been proposed as functional …

Ranging behaviour and temporal patterns of individuals are known to be fundamental
sources of variation in social networks. Spatiotemporal dynamics can both provide and …