B. Nyaguthii

Moving as a group imposes constraints on the energetic efficiency of movement.

This study examines how group movement affects energetic efficiency in vulturine guineafowl, finding that group members reduce transport costs but cannot match the efficiency of solitary individuals.

Habitat selection during dispersal reduces the energetic cost of transport when making large displacements

The paper shows that dispersing vulturine guineafowl select open habitats like roads to reduce transport energy costs during long-distance movement.

The physiological costs of leadership in collective movements

The study finds that leadership in collective movements incurs physiological costs, such as increased heart rate and reduced heart rate variability, particularly when leadership attempts fail.

Breeding alters females' social positions by changing dominance dynamics

This study shows that breeding changes female vulturine guineafowl's social status by altering dominance dynamics with both males and non-breeding females.

Cooperative breeding in a plural breeder: the vulturine guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum)

This study shows vulturine guineafowl, a precocial bird species, exhibit cooperative breeding with male-biased care and plural breeding, challenging the altriciality-cooperative breeding hypothesis.

Costs dictate strategic investment in dominance interactions

The paper shows that male vulturine guineafowl use higher-cost aggressive interactions strategically towards lower-ranked males in their hierarchy.