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 …

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 …

Animal social networks are descriptions of social structure which, aside from their intrinsic
interest for understanding sociality, can have significant bearing across many fields of …

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

Highlights•Association indices are widely used to describe relationships between
individuals.•Indices include built-in assumptions about how animals are observed.•These …

32 For those unfamiliar with Social Network Analysis (SNA) terminology (highlighted in the
text with 33 asterisks), we provide a glossary in Table. 1. The mathematical formula of all the …

Social network analysis is quickly becoming an established framework to study the structure
of animal social systems. To explore the social network of a population, observers must …

Social networks mediate the spread of information and disease. The dynamics of spreading
depends, among other factors, on the distribution of times between successive contacts in …

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 …

Comparative analyses are the backbone of evolutionary analysis. However, their record in
producing a consensus has not always been good. This is especially true of attempts to …