New technology facilitates the study of social networks

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-6

  Krause, Jens ^a,b   Wilson, Alexander D M ^a   Croft, Darren P ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; LETTER; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 78650303332     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.10.004     Document Type: Letter

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