R. H. J. M. Kurvers

The paper manipulates social environments in wild guppies to show that increased conspecifics improve foraging success, with unexpected sex differences in social benefit.

This study shows that early-life social relationships in barnacle geese persist into adulthood, with seasonal variations and male aggression influencing association persistence.

The paper shows that male guppies find fewer food patches without females, suggesting sex-dependent social mechanisms influence foraging success in wild populations.

The paper shows majority voting is often sub-optimal for collective decisions and proposes quorum-based decision-making as a better alternative, applicable to groups with aligned interests.

The paper investigates individual and population-level factors influencing foraging success across environments in guppies, finding consistent individual differences driven by social traits and sex ratios.