The multilevel society of a small brained bird

Papageorgiou, Danai ; et. al... (2019)
xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-type
Article

Animal societies can be organised in multiple hierarchical tiers [1]. Such multilevel societies, where stable groups move together through the landscape, overlapping and associating preferentially with specifi c other groups, are thought to represent one of the most complex forms of social structure in vertebrates. For example, hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) live in units consisting of one male and one or several females, or of several solitary males, that group into clans. These clans then come together with solitary bachelor males to form larger bands [2]. This social structure means that individuals have to track many different types of relationships at the same time [1,3]. Here, we provide detailed quantitative evidence for the presence of a multilevel society in a small-brained bird, the vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum). We demonstrate that this species lives in large, multi-male, multi-female groups that associate preferentially with specifi c other groups, both during the day and at night-time communal roosts

Éditeur
Current Biology
Collections:

Preview

Nom:
Brenda Publication.pdf



Fichier(s) constituant ce document

Thumbnail
Thumbnail

Les fichiers de licence suivants sont associés à ce document :

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
Excepté là où spécifié autrement, la license de ce document est décrite en tant que Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States