We summarize 20 years of empirical and theoretical research on causes and functions of
social influences on foraging by animals. We consider separately studies of social influence …

The evolution of group living remains an outstanding question in evolutionary ecology.
Among the most striking forms of group living are the enormous assemblages of breeders …

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 …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

The author shares some lessons learned from a lifetime of working with and thinking about
groups. Three types of groups are described, including the impact they have on the …

Colonial breeding is widespread among animals. Some, such as eusocial insects, may use
agonistic behavior to partition available foraging habitat into mutually exclusive territories; …

The acquisition and use of socially acquired information is commonly assumed to be
profitable. We challenge this assumption by exploring hypothetical scenarios where the use …

Acquiring information from the cues and signals of other species of the same trophic level is
widespread among animals, and can help individuals exploit resources and avoid …

Mixed‐species animal groups (MSGs) are widely acknowledged to increase predator
avoidance and foraging efficiency, among other benefits, and thereby increase participants' …

Three main benefits are thought to underlie communal roosting in birds: a reduction in
thermoregulation demands, a decrease in predation risk, and an increase in foraging …