(Cell Press) Researchers studying wild dwarf mongooses have provided insight into what happens when immigrants join a new group. The study in Current Biology shows that, initially, recent immigrants rarely serve as lookout, which means they provide little information to help the rest of the group. Even when they do act cooperatively, their new groupmates tend to ignore what they have to offer. But, within five months, the new arrivals become valued members within mongoose society.
from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2ApzcDp
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