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Title: | Familiarity affects collective motion in shoals of guppies ('Poecilia reticulata') | Contributor(s): | Davis, Scarlet (author); Lukeman, Ryan (author); Schaerf, Timothy (author) ; Ward, Ashley J W (author) | Publication Date: | 2017 | Open Access: | Yes | DOI: | 10.1098/rsos.170312 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/22645 | Abstract: | The coordinated and synchronized movement of animals in groups often referred to as collective motion emerges through the interactions between individual animals within the group. Factors which affect these interactions have the potential to shape collective movement. One such factor is familiarity, or the tendency to bias behaviour towards individuals as a result of social recognition. We examined the effect of familiarity on the expression of collective motion in small shoals of female guppies ('Poecilia reticulata'). Groups comprising familiar individuals were more strongly polarized than groups of unfamiliar individuals, particularly when in novel surroundings. The ability to form more strongly polarized shoals potentially promotes information transfer and enhances the anti-predator benefits of grouping. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Royal Society Open Science, 4(9), p. 1-7 | Publisher: | The Royal Society Publishing | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 2054-5703 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060801 Animal Behaviour 010202 Biological Mathematics 060201 Behavioural Ecology |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 310901 Animal behaviour 490102 Biological mathematics |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences 970101 Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences 280118 Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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