Animal social networks /
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 field of animal behavior relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Summary: | 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 field of animal behavior relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviors. These include finding and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview of the insights that network analysis has provided into major biological processes, and how it has enhanced our understanding of the social organization of several important taxonomic groups. It brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with the aim of providing both an overview of the power of the network approach for understanding patterns and process in animal populations, as well as outlining how current methodological constraints and challenges can be overcome. This book is principally aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of ecology, zoology, animal behavior and evolutionary biology but will also be of interest to social scientists. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-254) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199679041 (hardback) 0199679045 (hardback) 9780199679058 (pbk.) 0199679053 (pbk.) |