Variation in local population size predicts social network structure in wild songbirds.

ABSTRACT: The structure of animal societies is a key determinant of many ecological and evolutionary processes. Yet, we know relatively little about the factors and mechanisms that underpin detailed social structure. Among other factors, social structure can be influenced by habitat configuration. By shaping animal movement decisions, heterogeneity in habitat features, such as vegetation and the availability of resources, can influence the spatiotemporal distribution of individuals and subsequently key socioecological properties such as the local population size and density. Differences in local population size and density can impact opportunities for social associations and may thus drive substantial variation in local social structure. Here, we investigated spatiotemporal variation in population s

SUBMITTER: Beck KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952437 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature