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Self-organization of collective escape in pigeon flocks by Papadopoulou, Marina, Hildenbrandt, Hanno, Sankey, Daniel W E, Portugal, Steven J, Hemelrijk, Charlotte K

“…Bird flocks under predation demonstrate complex patterns of collective escape. These patterns may emerge by self-organization from local interactions among…”
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Emergence of splits and collective turns in pigeon flocks under predation by Papadopoulou, Marina, Hildenbrandt, Hanno, Sankey, Daniel W E, Portugal, Steven J, Hemelrijk, Charlotte K

“…Complex patterns of collective behaviour may emerge through self-organization, from local interactions among individuals in a group. To understand what…”
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'Selfish herders' finish last in mobile animal groups by Sankey, Daniel W E

“…Predation is a powerful selective pressure and probably a driver of why many animal species live in groups. One key explanation for the evolution of sociality…”
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Influence of behavioural and morphological group composition on pigeon flocking dynamics by Sankey, Daniel W E, Portugal, Steven J

“…Animals rely on movement to explore and exploit resources in their environment. While movement can provide energetic benefits, it also comes with energetic…”
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Absence of “selfish herd” dynamics in bird flocks under threat by Sankey, Daniel W.E., Storms, Rolf F., Musters, Robert J., Russell, Timothy W., Hemelrijk, Charlotte K., Portugal, Steven J.

“…The “selfish herd” hypothesis1 provides a potential mechanism to explain a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature: that of non-kin aggregations. Individuals in…”
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Pigeon leadership hierarchies are not dependent on environmental contexts or individual phenotypes by Sankey, Daniel W.E., Biro, Dora, Ricketts, Rhianna L., Shepard, Emily L.C., Portugal, Steven J.

“…Remaining cohesive on the move can be beneficial for animal groups. As such, animal groups have evolved coordination mechanisms such as leadership to resolve…”
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Overall dynamic body acceleration as an indicator of dominance in Homing Pigeons (Columba livia) by Ricketts, Rhianna L., Sankey, Daniel W. E., Tidswell, Bryce P., Brown, Joshua, Deegan, Joseph F., Portugal, Steven J.

“…The benefits of dominance are well known and numerous, including first access to resources such as food, mates and nesting sites. Less well studied are the…”
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Artificial mass loading disrupts stable social order in pigeon dominance hierarchies by Portugal, Steven J., Usherwood, James R., White, Craig R., Sankey, Daniel W. E., Wilson, Alan M.

“…Dominance hierarchies confer benefits to group members by decreasing the incidences of physical conflict, but may result in certain lower ranked individuals…”
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When flocking is costly: reduced cluster-flock density over long-duration flight in pigeons by Sankey, Daniel W. E., Portugal, Steven J.

“…Birds which fly in coordinated cluster-flocks can benefit through the formation of group-level structures and patterns which can deter predators by visual…”
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Speed consensus and the ‘Goldilocks principle’ in flocking birds (Columba livia) by Sankey, Daniel W.E., Shepard, Emily L.C., Biro, Dora, Portugal, Steven J.

“…The evolution of group living transformed the history of animal life on earth, yielding substantial selective benefits. Yet, without overcoming fundamental…”
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