Collective defence and behavioural homogeneity during simulated territorial intrusions in banded mongooses ( Mungos mungo )

Conflicts between stable social groups (“intergroup conflicts”) can be damaging and exert a strong influence on within‐group social behaviour. The success of groups during intergroup conflict may depend on the ability of individual group members to converge upon collective defence behaviour, such as approaching or attacking. In principle, collective defence can be achieved via a united front, in which each individual responds in the same way to...