The first generation of research on animal social networks was primarily aimed at
introducing the concept of social networks to the fields of animal behaviour and behavioural …

Almost all animal social groups show some form of fission–fusion dynamics, whereby group
membership is not spatio‐temporally stable. These dynamics have major implications at …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

Understanding the functional links between social structure and population processes is a
central aim of evolutionary ecology. Multiple types of interactions can be represented by …

Interest in animal personalities has generated a burgeoning literature on repeatability in
individual traits such as boldness or exploration through time or across different contexts …

The social environment is both an important agent of selection for most organisms, and an
emergent property of their interactions. As an aggregation of interactions among members of …

Various types of long-term stable relationships that individuals uphold, including
cooperation and competition between group members, define social complexity in …

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies provide great resources to study bird
evolution and avian functional genomics. They also allow for the identification of suitable …

Highlights•The effects of human resources on social interactions are poorly understood.•We
evaluated anthropogenic effects on the social networks of spotted hyaenas.•High human …

Interacting with relatives provides opportunities for fitness benefits via kin-selected
cooperation, but also creates potential costs through kin competition and inbreeding …