2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.072
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The multilevel society of a small-brained bird

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“…Vulturine guineafowl live in a multilevel society, where groups preferentially associate with other groups ( Papageorgiou et al, 2019 ). In such societies, intergroup associations can bring many important benefits, such as information sharing on predators and resources, as well as mating and dispersal opportunities ( Grueter et al, 2020 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Vulturine guineafowl live in a multilevel society, where groups preferentially associate with other groups ( Papageorgiou et al, 2019 ). In such societies, intergroup associations can bring many important benefits, such as information sharing on predators and resources, as well as mating and dispersal opportunities ( Grueter et al, 2020 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, we examine the effect of group size on the movement and space use patterns of wild groups of vulturine guineafowl ( Acryllium vulturinum ), and whether resulting patterns correspond to differences in reproductive output among groups. Our study species lives in a multilevel society consisting of large, stable groups with multiple breeding units and groups form stable associations with specific other groups ( Papageorgiou et al, 2019 ). The stable social structure and the lack of territoriality—the entire population inhabits a small area of approximately 500 ha and all groups can easily access all parts of our study area—makes vulturine guineafowl an ideal species to investigate how group size influences movement characteristics because groups can range without major constraints on ranging imposed by other groups.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Multilevel or modular societies represent a complex form of group organization comprising multiple discrete social units nested within a larger social matrix of up to several hundred individuals (Grueter, Chapais, & Zinner, 2012; Kummer, 1984; Stammbach, 1987). This organization has been described in humans (Hamilton, Milne, Walker, Burger, & Brown, 2007), non‐human primates (Schreier & Swedell, 2009; Snyder‐Mackler, Beehner, & Bergman, 2012), elephants (Wittemyer, Daballen, Rasmussen, Kahindi, & Douglas‐Hamilton, 2005), equids (Rubenstein & Hack, 2004), cetaceans (Cantor et al, 2015), and a ground‐dwelling bird (Papageorgiou et al, 2019). Multilevel societies range from simple two‐level societies seen in zebras ( Equus burchelli ), composed of the core breeding unit and the larger herd (Rubenstein & Wrangham, 1986), to highly complex elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) societies with up to six organizational tiers (Wittemyer et al, 2005).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Complex, hierarchical social systems, termed multi-level societies, are present in species from many distantly related taxa, such as birds (Papageorgiou et al, 2019), cetaceans (Whitehead et al, 2012), equids (Rubenstein & Hack, 2004), proboscideans (Wittemyer, Douglas-Hamilton, & Getz, 2005), primates (Grueter, Matsuda, Zhang, & Zinner, 2012), and chiropterans (Kerth, Perony, & Schweitzer, 2011). Determining why these types of societies evolve and how they function are key questions in biology.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this study, we applied social network analysis (SNA) to core unit associations observed over 21 months at Nabugabo. SNA has proven extremely useful in elucidating the form of multi-level societies (e.g., Papageorgiou et al, 2019;Snyder-Mackler et al, 2012;Zhang, Li, Qi, MacIntosh, & Watanabe, 2012) and determining how within-unit interactions structure them (Matsuda et al, 2012). Further application of SNA to understanding the associations between the higher tiers in multi-level societies offers a view of the dynamics of these complex social systems (Yeager, 1991).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%