The dynamics of animal social networks: Analytical, conceptual, and theoretical advances

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 242-255

  Pinter Wollman, Noa ^a   Hobson, Elizabeth A ^b   Smith, Jennifer E ^c   Edelman, Andrew J ^d   Shizuka, Daizaburo ^e,f   De Silva, Shermin ^g   Waters, James S ^h   Prager, Steven D ⁱ   Sasaki, Takao ^h   Wittemyer, George ^g   Fewell, Jennifer ^h   McDonald, David B ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^g Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^h Arizona State University Main Campus   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal social networks; Exponential random graph modeling; Social network analysis; Spatial behavior; Temporal change; Triadic motifs; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84898760878     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art047     Document Type: Review

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