Individual learning phenotypes drive collective behavior [Evolution]

Individual differences in learning can influence how animals respond to and communicate about their environment, which may nonlinearly shape how a social group accomplishes a collective task. There are few empirical examples of how differences in collective dynamics emerge from variation among individuals in cognition. Here, we use a naturally...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - July 27, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Chelsea N. Cook, Natalie J. Lemanski, Thiago Mosqueiro, Cahit Ozturk, Jurgen Gadau, Noa Pinter–Wollman, Brian H. Smith Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research