Effect of behavioural sampling methods on local and global social network metrics: a case-study of three macaque species

Effect of behavioural sampling methods on local and global social network metrics: a case-study of three macaque species

Social network analysis (SNA) is a powerful, quantitative tool to measure animals' direct and indirect social connectedness in the context of social groups. However, the extent to which behavioural sampling methods influence SNA metrics remains unclear. To fill this gap, here we compare network...

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Main Authors: Stefano S. K. Kaburu, Krishna N. Balasubramaniam, Pascal R. Marty, Brianne Beisner, Kevin Fuji, Eliza Bliss-Moreau, Brenda McCowan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2023-12-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
aggression
all-occurrences behaviour sampling
focal animal sampling
grooming
huddling
social network analysis
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231001

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