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Selfish-herd behaviour of sheep under threat

Andrew King Orcid Logo, Alan M. Wilson, Simon D. Wilshin, John Lowe, Hamed Haddadi, Stephen Hailes, A. Jennifer Morton

Current Biology, Volume: 22, Issue: 14, Pages: R561 - R562

Swansea University Author: Andrew King Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.cub.2012.05.008

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Flocking is a striking example of collective behaviour that is found in insect swarms, fish schools and mammal herds. A major factor in the evolution of flocking behaviour is thought to be predation, whereby larger and/or more cohesive groups dilute the effects of predators. In this work used global...

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ISSN: 09609822
Published: 2012
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