Dostie, Marcus J.Lusseau, DavidBonnell, TylerClarke, Parry M.R.Chaplin, GeorgeKienzle, StefanBarrett, LouiseHenzi, S Peter2017-08-092017-08-092016-09Dostie, M J, Lusseau, D, Bonnell, T, Clarke, P M R, Chaplin, G, Kienzle, S, Barrett, L & Henzi, S P 2016, 'Proof of principle : the adaptive geometry of social foragers', Animal Behaviour, vol. 119, pp. 173-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.07.0110003-3472ORCID: /0000-0003-1245-3747/work/26716070ORCID: /0000-0003-1245-3747/work/48593953http://hdl.handle.net/2164/9091Acknowledgments We thank Cape Nature for permission to undertake the study. We thank Dr Matt Grove and two anonymous referees for comments and suggestions that improved the manuscript substantially. This research was funded by grants from the Leakey Foundation, National Science and Engineering Research Council, Canada to S.P.H. and L.B., and by the National Research Foundation, South Africa to S.P.H. His co-authors dedicate this paper to the memory of P.M.R.C. The authors declare no competing interests.61011744engcollective actionPapio hamadryaspredation riskselfish herdspatial structureQH301 BiologyQH301Proof of principle : the adaptive geometry of social foragersJournal article10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.07.011119