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 …

Chemical pollution is among the fastest-growing agents of global change. Synthetic
chemicals with diverse modes-of-action are being detected in the tissues of wildlife and …

The concepts of leadership and dominance are often conflated, with individuals high in the
social hierarchy assumed to be decision-makers. Dominants can exclusively benefit from …

To make adaptive foraging decisions, predators need to gather information about the
profitability of prey. As well as learning from prey encounters, recent studies show that …

Social interactions are central in the lives of many animals. Social partners can lower
individual stress levels (Rault, 2012), a process known in humans and primates as social …

Warning signals are an effective defence strategy for aposematic prey, but only if they are
recognized by potential predators. If predators must eat prey to associate novel warning …

Personality traits are consistent across time and context, by definition, but the expression of
personality in behavior is affected by both developmental and environmental factors. Little is …

Highlights•Both social and personal information use are personality related.•Faster
explorers tend to sample novel options instead of using personal information.•The use of …

Cognition has evolved to allow organisms to process, use and store information in their
natural environment. Yet, cognitive abilities are traditionally measured in controlled …

Social evolution and the dynamics of social interactions have previously been studied under
the frameworks of quantitative genetics and behavioural ecology. In quantitative genetics …