Collective motion describes the global properties of moving groups of animals and the self-organized, coordinated patterns of individual behaviour that produce them. We examined the group-level patter
Dominance hierarchies typically emerge in systems where group members regularly encounter and compete for resources. In birds, the ‘open’ and dynamic structure of foraging groups may prevent the emerg
During collective movement, bolder individuals often emerge as leaders. Here, we investigate whether this reflects a greater propensity of bold individuals to initiate movement, or a preference for sh
This dataset accompanies the paper "Group size effects and critical mass in public goods games", https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41988-3 It records participant decisions in a set of binary one-sho
In many animal societies just one or few individuals, referred to as keystone individuals, can have a disproportionately large impact on collective outcomes. Despite ongoing interest in the consequenc
