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Familiarity affects collective motion in shoals of guppies (Poecilia reticulata).


ABSTRACT: The coordinated and synchronized movement of animals in groups often referred to as collective motion emerges through the interactions between individual animals within the group. Factors which affect these interactions have the potential to shape collective movement. One such factor is familiarity, or the tendency to bias behaviour towards individuals as a result of social recognition. We examined the effect of familiarity on the expression of collective motion in small shoals of female guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Groups comprising familiar individuals were more strongly polarized than groups of unfamiliar individuals, particularly when in novel surroundings. The ability to form more strongly polarized shoals potentially promotes information transfer and enhances the anti-predator benefits of grouping.

SUBMITTER: Davis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5627077 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Familiarity affects collective motion in shoals of guppies (<i>Poecilia reticulata</i>).

Davis Scarlet S   Lukeman Ryan R   Schaerf Timothy M TM   Ward Ashley J W AJW  

Royal Society open science 20170920 9


The coordinated and synchronized movement of animals in groups often referred to as collective motion emerges through the interactions between individual animals within the group. Factors which affect these interactions have the potential to shape collective movement. One such factor is familiarity, or the tendency to bias behaviour towards individuals as a result of social recognition. We examined the effect of familiarity on the expression of collective motion in small shoals of female guppies  ...[more]

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