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 …

This paper focuses on an emergent debate about the microfoundations of organizational
social networks. We consider three theoretical positions: an individual agency perspective …

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 environments have an important effect on a range of ecological processes, and form
a crucial component of selection. However, little is known of the link between personality …

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 …

Highlights•We review the mathematical formalism of multilayer networks for animal
behaviour.•It allows the investigation of new research questions in animal social …

New technologies have vastly increased the available data on animal movement and
behaviour. Consequently, new methods deciphering the spatial and temporal interactions …

The first generation of research on animal social networks was primarily aimed at
introducing the concept of social networks to the fields of animal behaviour and behavioural …

Highlights•Association indices are widely used to describe relationships between
individuals.•Indices include built-in assumptions about how animals are observed.•These …

Highlights•Social networks may be useful to quantify individual differences in sociality.•We
test this by measuring individual consistency in replicated social networks.•A population of …