Network optimality has been described in genes, proteins and human communicative
networks. In the latter, optimality leads to the efficient transmission of information with a …

In myriad biological systems, multiple lines of evidence indicate that modularity, wherein
parts of a network are organized into modules such as subgroups in animal networks, may …

The social intelligence hypothesis suggests that living in large social networks was the
primary selective pressure for the evolution of complex cognition in primates. This …

Animal societies are often structurally complex. How individuals are positioned within the
wider social network (ie their indirect social connections) has been shown to be repeatable …

In many vertebrate species, we find temporally stable traditions of socially learned
behaviors. The social structure of animal populations is highly diverse and it has been …

The requirements of living in social groups, and forming and maintaining social relationships
are hypothesized to be one of the major drivers behind the evolution of cognitive abilities …

Since group-living animals are embedded in a network of social interactions,
socioecological factors may not only affect individual behavioral strategies but also the …

Compared to most other mammals and birds, anthropoid primates have unusually complex
societies characterised by bonded social groups. Among primates, this effect is …

Social network theory has made major contributions to our understanding of human social
organisation but has found relatively little application in the field of animal behaviour. In this …

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 …