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Geometry for the selfish herd.
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An antithesis to the view that gregarious behaviour is evolved through benefits to the population or species is presented, and simply defined models are used to show that even in non-gregarious species selection is likely to favour individuals who stay close to others.About:
This article is published in Journal of Theoretical Biology.The article was published on 1971-05-01. It has received 3343 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Selfish herd theory & Population.read more
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The evolution of aposematic coloration in distasteful prey: an individual selection model.
TL;DR: The conditions under which aposematic coloration can evolve solely through individual selection, without the need for kin selection are explored.
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State-dependent foraging rules for social animals in selfish herds
TL;DR: This work explores a possible proximate mechanism using a spatially explicit, individual–based model, where individuals can choose to rest or forage on the basis of a rule–of–thumb that is dependent upon both their energetic reserves and the presence and actions of neighbours.
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Octopamine and tyramine respectively regulate attractive and repulsive behavior in locust phase changes
TL;DR: The invertebrate-specific octopamine-OARα and tyramine-TAR signalings respectively mediate attractive and repulsive behavior in behavioral plasticity in locusts.
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Shoals and schools: back to the heuristic definitions and quantitative references
Johann Delcourt,Pascal Poncin +1 more
TL;DR: The parameters reviewed herein make no attempt to explain the mechanisms and causes that create a shoal, a swarm or a school, but rather try to describe these collective behaviours, and to connect local and global properties with individual and collective behaviours.
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Facultative schooling behavior in the spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius): possible costs and benefits
TL;DR: Schools of various sizes ‘attacked’ with a fish predator model had a significantly lower reaction distance to the predator than solitary shiners, and solo shiners must invest more time and energy in defense but may gain a feeding advantage because their visual field does not overlap with conspecific competitors.
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Animal dispersion in relation to social behaviour
TL;DR: Wynne-Edwards has written this interesting and important book as a sequel to his earlier (1962) Animal Dispersion in Relation to Social Behaviour, and reviewing it has proven to be a valuable task for one who normally is only at the periphery of the group selection controversy.