Home cage aggression in group-housed male mice is a major welfare concern and may
compromise animal research. Conventional cages prevent flight or retreat from sight …

The ability to adapt behaviour flexibly to the current situation, also referred to as 'behavioural
flexibility', is crucial for survival and reproductive success. The early social environment is an …

Introduction Comparative studies of brain anatomy between closely related species have
been very useful in demonstrating selective changes in brain structure. Within-species …

The wisdom of the crowd breaks down in small groups. While large flocks exhibit swarm
intelligence to evade predators, small groups display erratic behavior, oscillating between …

Das Gehirn stellt das komplexeste Organ dar. Es interagiert mit der Umwelt und steuert das
Verhalten, wodurch es eine zentrale Rolle bei der Evolution und Anpassung von Arten …

Individuals of social species face a trade-off between the competitive costs and social
benefits of group living. Species show a range of social strategies to deal with this trade-off …

Highlights•Facultative cleaning gobies can live in different social and ecological
conditions.•We investigated how these differences influenced cleaning …

We report results of a longitudinal study on the influence of social organization during
different seasons on male reproductive success in the common degu (Octodon degus), a …