The emergence of leaders and followers in foraging pairs when the qualities of individuals differ

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Foraging in groups offers animals a number of advantages, such as increasing their likelihood of finding food or detecting and avoiding predators. In order for a group to remain together, there has to be some degree of coordination o...

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Main Authors: Cowlishaw Guy, Rands Sean A, Pettifor Richard A, Rowcliffe J Marcus, Johnstone Rufus A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/51