The discovery that an individual may be constrained, and even behave sub‐optimally,
because of its personality type has fundamental implications for understanding individual‐to …

Animal 'personality', defined as repeatable inter-individual differences in behaviour, is a
concept in biology that faces intense controversy. Critics argue that the field is riddled with …

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 …

Highlights► Elo-rating generates reliable dominance hierarchies and circumvents
drawbacks of established ranking methods.► It allows visualizing dominance relationships …

The scientific study of networks-computer, social, and biological-has received an enormous
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …

There has been considerable interest among biologists in the phenomenon of non‐human
animal personality in recent years. Consistent variations among individuals in their …

There is increasing evidence that animal groups can maintain coordinated behaviour and
make collective decisions based on simple interaction rules. Effective collective action may …

Individual differences in behaviour characterize humans and animals alike. A hot field in
behavioural ecology asks why this variation in 'personality'evolved. Theory posits that …

Besides focusing on the adaptive significance of collective movements, it is crucial to study
the mechanisms and dynamics of decision-making processes at the individual level …