Welcome to SHOAL (Sociality, Heterogeneity, Organisation And Leadership) webpages! 
We are a group of biologists that use a question-oriented approach to address a range of issues in behavioural and evolutionary ecology, especially concerning group-living animals. Blending theoretical modelling and field observations and experiments we examine how costs and benefits shape individual behaviour, and how these behaviours relate to the structure and functioning of groups and populations.
 
SHOALgroup is headed by Dr Andrew King (pictured left) and is in the process of moving to Swansea University situated on Wales' beautiful South West coastline, in the United Kingdom. Our work is highly is team-oriented, and we collaborate with a variety of individuals and institutions to find innovative ways to tackle our research questions. If you are interested in working with us, then have a look through our site and get in contact. You can also keep up to date with our research on Twitter: @SHOALgroup.