Demographic processes play a key role in shaping the patterns of social relations among
individuals in a population. Social network analysis is a powerful quantitative tool for …

The social decisions that individuals make—who to interact with and how frequently—give
rise to social structure. The resulting social structure then determines how individuals …

Conflict between humans and wildlife is an increasing problem worldwide due to human
population growth and habitat fragmentation, with growing interest amongst scientists and …

The social network structure of animal populations has major implications for survival,
reproductive success, sexual selection and pathogen transmission of individuals. But as of …

Humans are unique in their sophisticated culture and societal structures, their complex
languages, and their extensive tool use. According to the human self-domestication …

Field studies of natural mammal populations present powerful opportunities to investigate
the determinants of health and aging using fine-grained observations of known individuals …

The structure of animal social networks influences survival and reproductive success, as
well as pathogen and information transmission. However, the general mechanisms …

Male alliances are an intriguing phenomenon in the context of reproduction since, in most
taxa, males compete over an indivisible resource, female fertilization. Adult male bottlenose …

In many animal societies, individuals differ consistently in their ability to win agonistic
interactions, resulting in dominance hierarchies. These differences arise due to a range of …

The importance of animal behavior to successful wildlife translocations has been
acknowledged in recent decades, and it has been increasingly considered and more …