Information can explain the dynamics of group order in animal collective behaviour

In animal groups, the degree of alignment of individuals could have different benefits and costs for individuals depending on their reliance on private or social information. Here the authors show that in shoals of three-spined sticklebacks, some individuals reach resources faster when groups are di...

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Autores principales: Hannah E. A. MacGregor, James E. Herbert-Read, Christos C. Ioannou
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Sumario:In animal groups, the degree of alignment of individuals could have different benefits and costs for individuals depending on their reliance on private or social information. Here the authors show that in shoals of three-spined sticklebacks, some individuals reach resources faster when groups are disordered, a state which favours reliance on privately acquired information, while other individuals reach resources faster when groups are ordered, allowing them to exploit social information more effectively.