A report by the Mammal Society under contract to Natural England, Natural Resources
Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage. We present the first comprehensive review of the …

Loss of tree cavities presents a threat to tree roosting echolocating bat populations. Bat
boxes have been used for over a century to provide artificial cavities. The aims of this review …

Renewed interest in fission-fusion dynamics is due to the recognition that such dynamics
may create unique challenges for social interaction and distinctive selective pressures …

In this paper, we investigate the formation and function of the multilevelled, fission–fusion
social structure in a free-ranging African elephant, Loxodonta africana, population. We …

Annual or seasonal migrations occur in all classes of vertebrates. Among higher vertebrates,
the ecology of migration has been most thoroughly studied in birds, in which a substantial …

Bats are among the most diverse and most gregarious of all mammals. This makes them
highly interesting for research on the causes and consequences of sociality in animals …

Elephants, dolphins, as well as some carnivores and primates maintain social links despite
their frequent splitting and merging in groups of variable composition, a phenomenon known …

The decision where to live has far-reaching fitness consequences for animals. In contrast to
most other mammals or birds that use sheltered nest sites, female Bechstein's bats …

In group-living species, individuals gain significant advantages from establishing an
extensive network of social relationships. This results in complex organizations that are …

We used radiotelemetry to quantify roost switching and assess associations between
members of maternity colonies of forest-dwelling big brown bats. Bats remained loyal to …