Comparative social network analysis in a leaf-roosting bat

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1619-1630

  Chaverri, Gloriana ^a,b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b NONE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Association patterns; Cooperation; Lagged association rates; Network robustness; Roost density; Social network

Indexed keywords

BAT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LEAF; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROOSTING; SOCIAL NETWORK;

THYROPTERA TRICOLOR; URENA;

EID: 77956728253     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0975-3     Document Type: Article

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