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 …

From an evolutionary perspective, followership is puzzling because it is not clear why
individuals would relinquish their autonomy and set aside their personal goals to follow …

Conflicting results remain on the impacts of climate change on marine organisms, hindering
our capacity to predict the future state of marine ecosystems. To account for species-specific …

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 ubiquity of consistent inter-individual differences in behavior (" animal personalities")[1,
2] suggests that they might play a fundamental role in driving the movements and …

Environmental pollution by pharmaceuticals is increasingly recognized as a major threat to
aquatic ecosystems worldwide. A variety of pharmaceuticals enter waterways by way of …

Temperament describes the idea that individual behavioural differences are repeatable over
time and across situations. This common phenomenon covers numerous traits, such as …

Partial migration, where populations of animals are composed of a mixture of resident and
migratory individuals, is a widespread phenomenon in nature. It has been reported to occur …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Understanding how marine organisms will be affected by global change is of primary
importance to ensure ecosystem functioning and nature contributions to people. This study …