Social complexity has been one of the recent emerging topics in the study of animal and
human societies, but the concept remains both poorly defined and understood. In this paper …

Animal societies are shaped both by social processes and by the physical environment in
which social interactions take place. While many studies take the observed patterns of inter …

Recent studies have established the ecological and evolutionary importance of animal
personalities. Individual differences in movement and space‐use, fundamental to many …

In many social mammals, females who form close, differentiated bonds with others
experience greater offspring survival and longevity. We still know little, however, about how …

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 …

Systems engineering is an ubiquitous discipline of Engineering overlapping industrial,
chemical, mechanical, manufacturing, control, software, electrical, and civil engineering. It …

Animal behaviour and the ecology and evolution of parasites are inextricably linked. For this
reason, animal behaviourists and disease ecologists have been interested in the …

ABSTRACT A hallmark assumption of traditional approaches to disease modelling is that
individuals within a given population mix uniformly and at random. However, this …

Many animals preferentially associate with certain other individuals. This social structuring
can influence how populations respond to changes to their environment, thus making …