Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, and their
social and spatial environments are indelibly linked through mutual causes and shared …

Social network analysis has achieved remarkable popularity in disease ecology, and is
sometimes carried out without investigating spatial heterogeneity. Many investigations into …

Chemical pollution is among the fastest-growing agents of global change. Synthetic
chemicals with diverse modes-of-action are being detected in the tissues of wildlife and …

Permutation tests are widely used to test null hypotheses with animal social network data,
but suffer from high rates of type I and II error when the permutations do not properly …

Social relationships are important to many aspects of animals' lives, and an individual's
connections may change over the course of their lifespan. Currently, it is unclear whether …

Density-dependent selection, which promotes contrasting patterns of trait means at different
population densities, has a long history in population genetics and ecology. The unifying …

The increased popularity and accessibility of social network analysis has improved our
ability to test hypotheses about complex animal social structures. To gain a deeper …

The structure of wild animal social systems depends on a complex combination of intrinsic
and extrinsic drivers. Population structuring and spatial behaviour are key determinants of …

We present spatsoc: an R package for conducting social network analysis with animal
telemetry data. Animal social network analysis is a method for measuring relationships …

Across animal societies, individuals invest time and energy in social interactions. The social
landscape that emerges from these interactions can then generate barriers that limit the …