Search Results - "Franks, Daniel W"

Ecological knowledge, leadership, and the evolution of menopause in killer whales by Brent, Lauren J N, Franks, Daniel W, Foster, Emma A, Balcomb, Kenneth C, Cant, Michael A, Croft, Darren P

“…Classic life-history theory predicts that menopause should not occur because there should be no selection for survival after the cessation of reproduction [1]…”
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Hypothesis testing in animal social networks by Croft, Darren P., Madden, Joah R., Franks, Daniel W., James, Richard

“…Behavioural ecologists are increasingly using social network analysis to describe the social organisation of animal populations and to test hypotheses…”
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The evolution of prolonged life after reproduction by Croft, Darren P., Brent, Lauren J.N., Franks, Daniel W., Cant, Michael A.

“…•The evolution of prolonged PRLSs is a scientific puzzle.•We discuss evidence for PRLSs in human and nonhuman animals.•We evaluate evidence for classic and…”
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Adaptive Prolonged Postreproductive Life Span in Killer Whales by Foster, Emma A., Franks, Daniel W., Mazzi, Sonia, Darden, Safi K., Balcomb, Ken C., Ford, John K. B., Croft, Darren P.

“…Prolonged life after reproduction is difficult to explain evolutionarily unless it arises as a physiological side effect of increased longevity or it benefits…”
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Computer vision for plant pathology: A review with examples from cocoa agriculture by Sykes, Jamie R, Denby, Katherine J, Franks, Daniel W

“…Plant pathogens can decimate crops and render the local cultivation of a species unprofitable. In extreme cases this has caused famine and economic collapse…”
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Calculating effect sizes in animal social network analysis by Franks, Daniel W., Weiss, Michael N., Silk, Matthew J., Perryman, Robert J. Y., Croft, Darren P., Graham, Laura

“…Because of the nature of social interaction or association data, when testing hypotheses using social network data it is common for network studies to rely on…”
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Limited interactions in flocks: relating model simulations to empirical data by Bode, Nikolai W. F., Franks, Daniel W., Wood, A. Jamie

“…The mechanism of self-organization resulting in coordinated collective motion has received wide attention from a range of scientists interested in both its…”
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How perceived threat increases synchronization in collectively moving animal groups by Bode, Nikolai W. F., Faria, Jolyon J., Franks, Daniel W., Krause, Jens, Wood, A. Jamie

“…Nature is rich with many different examples of the cohesive motion of animals. Previous attempts to model collective motion have primarily focused on group…”
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The impact of social networks on animal collective motion by Bode, Nikolai W.F., Wood, A. Jamie, Franks, Daniel W.

“…Many group-living animals show social preferences for relatives, familiar conspecifics or individuals of similar attributes such as size, personality or sex…”
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Exploration versus exploitation in polydomous ant colonies by Cook, Zoe, Franks, Daniel W., Robinson, Elva J.H.

“…In socially foraging species resource information can be shared between individuals, increasing foraging success. In ant colonies, nestmate recruitment allows…”
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A long postreproductive life span is a shared trait among genetically distinct killer whale populations by Nielsen, Mia Lybkær Kronborg, Ellis, Samuel, Towers, Jared R., Doniol‐Valcroze, Thomas, Franks, Daniel W., Cant, Michael A., Weiss, Michael N., Johnstone, Rufus A., Balcomb, Kenneth C., Ellifrit, David K., Croft, Darren P.

“…The extended female postreproductive life span found in humans and some toothed whales remains an evolutionary puzzle. Theory predicts demographic patterns…”
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Leading from the front? Social networks in navigating groups by Bode, Nikolai W. F., Franks, Daniel W., Wood, A. Jamie

“…In many group-living animals, leadership by only a fraction of the group members can be important for group navigation. It has been shown that subgroups of…”
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Social networks and models for collective motion in animals by Bode, Nikolai W. F, Wood, A. Jamie, Franks, Daniel W

“…The theory of collective motion and the study of animal social networks have, each individually, received much attention. Currently, most models of collective…”
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Animal Social Network Theory Can Help Wildlife Conservation by Snijders, Lysanne, Blumstein, Daniel T., Stanley, Christina R., Franks, Daniel W.

“…Many animals preferentially associate with certain other individuals. This social structuring can influence how populations respond to changes to their…”
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Linking behaviour to dynamics of populations and communities: application of novel approaches in behavioural ecology to conservation by Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob, Franks, Daniel W, Meise, Kristine

“…The impact of environmental change on the reproduction and survival of wildlife is often behaviourally mediated, placing behavioural ecology in a central…”
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Using social network analysis of mixed-species groups in African savannah herbivores to assess how community structure responds to environmental change by Meise, Kristine, Franks, Daniel W, Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob

“…The dynamics of wildlife populations often depend heavily on interspecific interactions and understanding the underlying principles can be an important step in…”
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The evolution of menopause in toothed whales by Ellis, Samuel, Franks, Daniel W., Nielsen, Mia Lybkær Kronborg, Weiss, Michael N., Croft, Darren P.

“…Understanding how and why menopause has evolved is a long-standing challenge across disciplines. Females can typically maximize their reproductive success by…”
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Living in mixed-sex groups limits sexual selection as a driver of pelage dimorphism in bovids by D’Ammando, Giacomo, Franks, Daniel W, Bro-Jørgensen, Jakob

“…Abstract Among mammals, bovids provide some of the most striking examples of sexual dimorphism in colouration and pelage appendages, such as beards and manes…”
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Sampling animal association networks with the gambit of the group by Franks, Daniel W, Ruxton, Graeme D, James, Richard

“…Ecologists increasingly use network theory to examine animal association patterns. The gambit of the group (GoG) is a simple and useful assumption for…”
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Alarm communication networks as a driver of community structure in African savannah herbivores by Meise, Kristine, Franks, Daniel W., Bro‐Jørgensen, Jakob, Isvaran, Kavita

“…Social information networks have the potential to shape the spatial structure of ecological communities by promoting the formation of mixed‐species groups…”
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