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DOI	10.1098/rsos.201128
	Consensus of travel direction is achieved by simple copying, not voting, in free-ranging goats
	Sankey, D. W. E.; O'Bryan, L. R.; Garnier, S.; Cowlishaw, G.; Hopkins, P.; Holton, M.; Furtbauer, I.; King, A. J.
通讯作者	Sankey, DWE ; King, AJ (corresponding author), Swansea Univ, Singleton Pk, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales.
来源期刊	ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
ISSN	2054-5703
出版年	2021
卷号	8 期号:2
英文摘要	For group-living animals to remain cohesive they must agree on where to travel. Theoretical models predict shared group decisions should be favoured, and a number of empirical examples support this. However, the behavioural mechanisms that underpin shared decision-making are not fully understood. Groups may achieve consensus of direction by active communication of individual preferences (i.e. voting), or by responding to each other's orientation and movement (i.e. copying). For example, African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are reported to use body orientation to vote and indicate their preferred direction to achieve a consensus on travel direction, while golden shiners (Notemigonus crysoleucas) achieve consensus of direction by responding to the movement cues of their neighbours. Here, we present a conceptual model (supported by agent-based simulations) that allows us to distinguish patterns of motion that represent voting or copying. We test our model predictions using high-resolution GPS and magnetometer data collected from a herd of free-ranging goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) in the Namib Desert, Namibia. We find that decisions concerning travel direction were more consistent with individuals copying one another's motion and find no evidence to support the use of voting with body orientation. Our findings highlight the role of simple behavioural rules for collective decision-making by animal groups.
英文关键词	coordination decision-making heuristics rules-of-thumb self-organization collective behaviour
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000672615600001
WOS关键词	COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING ; INFORMATION-TRANSFER ; VOCAL COORDINATION ; SOCIAL INFORMATION ; TROOP MOVEMENT ; BEHAVIOR ; RULES ; VOCALIZATIONS ; ADVANTAGE ; MECHANISM
WOS类目	Multidisciplinary Sciences
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/364547
作者单位	[Sankey, D. W. E.; Hopkins, P.; Holton, M.; Furtbauer, I.; King, A. J.] Swansea Univ, Singleton Pk, Swansea SA2 8PP, W Glam, Wales; [O'Bryan, L. R.; Garnier, S.] New Jersey Inst Technol, Newark, NJ 07102 USA; [Cowlishaw, G.] Zool Soc London, Inst Zool, Regents Pk, London NW14RY, England
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sankey, D. W. E.,O'Bryan, L. R.,Garnier, S.,et al. Consensus of travel direction is achieved by simple copying, not voting, in free-ranging goats[J],2021,8(2).
APA	Sankey, D. W. E..,O'Bryan, L. R..,Garnier, S..,Cowlishaw, G..,Hopkins, P..,...&King, A. J..(2021).Consensus of travel direction is achieved by simple copying, not voting, in free-ranging goats.ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE,8(2).
MLA	Sankey, D. W. E.,et al."Consensus of travel direction is achieved by simple copying, not voting, in free-ranging goats".ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 8.2(2021).