Collective behaviour: Movement rules under imminent threat

Damien R. Farine

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.043

Collective behaviour: Movement rules under imminent threat

Damien R. Farine

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Evading predator attacks requires making rapid decisions. A new study has found that instead of moving towards others, as predicted by classical models of anti-predator behaviour, homing pigeons move away from their flock when faced with an imminent attack.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R902-R904
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	31
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.043
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2021
Externally published	Yes

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