Understanding animal social structure: exponential random graph models in animal behaviour research

Matthew J Silk; D.N. Fisher

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.08.005

Understanding animal social structure: exponential random graph models in animal behaviour research

Matthew J Silk^* (Corresponding Author), D.N. Fisher

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Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Understanding animal social structure: exponential random graph models in animal behaviour research

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-146
Number of pages	9
Journal	Animal Behaviour
Volume	132
Early online date	5 Sept 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.08.005
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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M.J.S. is funded by a NERC grant NE/M004546/1. D.N.F. is funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. We thank Jared Wilson-Aggarwal for helpful discussions and two anonymous referees for constructive comments that improved the article.

Keywords

assortative behaviour
dominance hierarchy
network analysis
social relationships
transitivity
transmission

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