Social network analysis has recently emerged as a popular tool for understanding disease
transmission in host populations. Although social networks have most extensively been …

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 …

The scientific study of networks-computer, social, and biological-has received an enormous
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …

This paper introduces a theme issue presenting the latest developments in research on the
impacts of sociality on health and fitness. The articles that follow cover research on societies …

Homophily, the tendency to associate with similar others, is a fundamental pattern
underlying human relationships. Although scholars largely agree on the definition of …

In 1964, WD Hamilton proposed a novel solution to the long-standing evolutionary puzzle:
why do individuals cooperate? Hamilton predicted that, if individuals possess the ability to …

Individuals can increase inclusive fitness benefits through a complex network of social
interactions directed towards kin. Preferential relationships with relatives lead to the …

Infectious disease transmission often depends on the contact structure of host populations.
Although it is often challenging to capture the contact structure in wild animals, new …

The field of animal cognition has advanced rapidly in the last 25 years. Through careful and
creative studies of animals in captivity and in the wild, we have gained critical insights into …

Rabies is an ancient viral disease that significantly impacts human and animal health
throughout the world. In the develo** parts of the world, dog bites represent the highest …