Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Social costs of group life: Larger groups have less affiliative behavior and more social conflict
Brian A Lerch, J. K. Warutere, L. Musembei…·S. C. Alberts
This study finds that in wild baboon groups, larger groups have less affiliative behavior and more social conflict compared to smaller groups.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.10.765676