Mice employ a bait-and-switch escape mechanism to de-escalate social conflict
by Rachel S. Clein, Megan R. Warren, Joshua P. Neunuebel
Intraspecies aggression has profound ecological and evolutionary consequences, as recipients can suffer injuries, decreases in fitness, and become outcasts from social groups. Although animals implement diverse strategies to avoid hostile confrontations, the extent to which social influences affect escape tactics is unclear. Here, we used computational and machine-learning approaches to analyze complex behavioral interactions as mixed-sex groups of mice... Читать дальше...
