The scientific study of networks-computer, social, and biological-has received an enormous
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …

Social network theory has made major contributions to our understanding of human social
organisation but has found relatively little application in the field of animal behaviour. In this …

Highlights•We review the application of social network theory to non-human animals.•Social
network theory provides a framework to link individuals to populations.•Questions can be …

Network analysis has a long history in the mathematical and social sciences and the aim of
this introduction is to provide a brief overview of the potential that it holds for the study of …

Social animals live and interact together, forming complex relationships and social structure.
These relationships can have important fitness consequences, but most studies do not …

Animal social networks are descriptions of social structure which, aside from their intrinsic
interest for understanding sociality, can have significant bearing across many fields of …

Social groups take a myriad of forms, reflecting the countless different ways in which 14
animals can interact and associate (Wilson 2000). This diversity calls for a broad and 15 …

Social network analysis is an increasingly popular tool for the study of the fine-scale and
global social structure of animals. It has attracted particular attention by those attempting to …

Social network analysis provides a broad and complex perspective on animal sociality that
is widely applicable to almost any species. Recent applications demonstrate the utility of …

Social network analysis is used widely in the social sciences to study interactions among
people, groups, and organizations, yet until now there has been no book that shows …