Network scaling reveals consistent fractal pattern in hierarchical mammalian societies.

Recent studies have demonstrated that human societies are hierarchically structured with a consistent scaling ratio across successive layers of the social network; each layer of the network is between three and four times the size of the preceding (smaller) grouping level. Here we show that similar...

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Auteurs principaux: Hill, R, Bentley, R, Dunbar, R
Format: Journal article
Langue:English
Publié: 2008