Validation of an automated data collection method for quantifying social networks in collective behaviours

• Published in: Behavioral ecology and sociobiology Vol. 68; no. 8; pp. 1379 - 1391
• Main Authors: Nomano, Fumiaki Y, Browning, Lucy E, Nakagawa, Shinichi, Griffith, Simon C, Russell, Andrew F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.08.2014; Springer; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animal Ecology; Animal nesting; Animals; Behavioral Sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bird nesting; Birds; Breeding; Data collection; Dyadic relations; Female animals; Life Sciences; METHODS; monitoring; nesting; nests; regression analysis; Social behavior; Social interaction; Social networking; social networks; Social structures; Validation studies; video cameras; wild animals; Zoology; PIT tag; Social network; Hierarchical model; Cooperative breeding; Collective behaviour

The social network of preferences among group members can affect the distribution and consequences of collective behaviours. However, the behavioural contexts and taxa in which social network structure has been described are still limited because such studies require extensive data. Here, we highlig...