... of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram Council for Scientific and Industrial Research India Collective behaviour Defensive behaviour Honeybees Predator–prey interaction Visual ecology Summary: The shimmering response in Asian giant honey bees is elicited only...

... transport challenges, and groups struggling to move large loads may find obstacle navigation easier. Emergent behavior Self-organization Decentralized coordination Collective behaviour Formicidae Social collectives are remarkably successful, with ants being among the most cooperative...

... ); thus, the species can contribute to research on collective behaviour. All strains were given by the CGC, which is funded by NIH Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (P40 OD010440). We thank Dr Yuishi Iwasaki for providing information about the computer simulation. Author...

... of Biologists Ltd 2016 http://www.biologists.com/user-licence-1-1/ Summary: Within social systems, there are often ‘key’ individuals that are disproportionately active in various tasks; however, the contribution of such individuals may be far from decisive. Heterogeneity Collective behaviour...

.... , Parisi , L. , Pohl , O. , Rossaro , B. , Shen , E. , Silvestri , E. , et al. ( 2014b ). Collective behaviour without collective order in wild swarms of midges . PLoS Comput. Biol.   10 , p.e1003697 . /10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003697 Ballerini , M. , Cabibbo , N...