Ecology has joined a world of big data. Two complementary frameworks define big data:
data that exceed the analytical capacities of individuals or disciplines or the “Four Vs” axes …

In the 4.5 decades since Altmann (1974) published her seminal paper on the methods for
the observational study of behaviour, automated detection and analysis of social interaction …

Recent advances in animal tracking technology have ushered in a new era in biologging.
However, the considerable size of many sophisticated biologging devices restricts their …

Social bonds, maintained by mutual investments of time and energy, have greatly influenced
the evolution of social cognition and cooperation in many species [eg, 1–8]. However, there …

Animal movements arise from complex interactions of individuals with their environment,
including both conspecific and heterospecific individuals. Animals may be attracted to each …

Stable social bonds in group-living animals can provide greater access to food. A striking
example is that female vampire bats often regurgitate blood to socially bonded kin and …

Animal-borne sensors that can record and transmit data (“biologgers”) are becoming smaller
and more capable at a rapid pace. Biologgers have provided enormous insight into the …

In this paper, the BATS project is presented, which aims to track the behavior of bats via an
ultra-low power wireless sensor network. An overview about the whole project and its parts …

Highlights•In bottlenose dolphins, homophily increased from the calf stage to the juvenile
stage.•Calves and juveniles showed high social activity.•Juveniles avoided adult …

Bats are a biodiverse mammal order providing key ecosystem services such as pest
suppression, pollination, and seed dispersal. Bats are also very sensitive to human actions …