In many areas of animal behaviour research, improvements in our ability to collect large and
detailed data sets are outstripping our ability to analyse them. These diverse, complex and …

In the 4.5 decades since Altmann (1974) published her seminal paper on the methods for
the observational study of behaviour, automated detection and analysis of social interaction …

Behavioural ecologists are increasingly using social network analysis to describe the social
organisation of animal populations and to test hypotheses. However, the statistical analysis …

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 …

The ease of use and advancements in drone technology is resulting in the widespread
application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to diverse fields, making it a booming …

The increasing miniaturisation of animal-tracking technology has made it possible to gather
exceptionally detailed machine-sensed data on the social dynamics of almost entire …

Large, solitary, marine predators such as sharks have been observed to aggregate at
specific areas. Such aggregations are almost certainly driven by foraging and behavioural …

There are widespread records of grouping behaviour in both adult and juvenile sharks and
rays (Class Chondrichthyes, Subclass Elasmobranchii). Yet despite burgeoning descriptions …

Growing interest in the structure and dynamics of animal social networks has stimulated
major advances [1–3], but recording reliable association data for wild populations has …

In recent years, animal social interactions have received much attention in terms of
personality research (eg aggressive or cooperative interactions). However, other …