Damien R. Farine

May 16, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Julia Penndorf |Damien R. Farine |Lucy Aplin

AbstractDominance hierarchies allow animals living in stable groups to limit the costs of fighting over access to resources. However, little is known about whether hierarchies are maintained in more open, fission-fusion societies, where individuals interact with large numbers of individuals. We recorded social associations and aggressive interactions in a highly social, communally roosting parrot, the sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).

Feb 12, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Michael Chimento |Damien R. Farine

AbstractThe structure of social networks fundamentally influences spreading dynamics. In general, the more contact between individuals, the more opportunity there is for transmission to take place. Yet, contact between individuals, and any resulting transmission events, are determined by a combination of spatial (where individuals choose to move) and social rules (who they choose to interact with or learn from).

Jan 18, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Damien R. Farine

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The author declares no conflicts of interest. REFERENCES , , , , , & (2018). An automated barcode tracking system for behavioural studies in birds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 1536–1547. , , , , , , , , , & (2015). Consistent individual differences in the social phenotypes of wild great tits, Parus major. Animal Behaviour, 108, 117–127. , , & (2023). Foraging synchrony drives resilience in human–dolphin mutualism.

Oct 3, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Damien R. Farine |Lucy Aplin |Julia Penndorf

AbstractDominance hierarchies allow group-living animals to limit the potential costs of fighting over access to resources, but can these be maintained in more open, fission-fusion societies, where individuals have incomplete social information? We recorded social associations and aggressive interactions in a highly social, large-brained parrot, the sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).