Abstract
Movement and direction are explored across several nonhuman animal studies, such as wolves, whales, cows, monkeys, birds, and schooling fish revealing insights about emergent properties of collective interactions. Exploring collective processes governed by social norms shared across nonhuman animal groups within the larger context of the increased pressures caused by human activity invokes innovative critical comparisons when considering human behavior.
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Chandler, J.L.S., Kirsch, R.E. (2018). Exploring Movement and Direction in Animal Science. In: Critical Leadership Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96472-0_5
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