Intergroup Variation of Social Relationships in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Dynamic Network Approach.

ABSTRACT: Social network analysis is a powerful tool that enables us to describe and quantify relationships between individuals. So far most of the studies rely on the analyses of various network snapshots, but do not capture changes over time. Here we use a stochastic actor-oriented model (SAOM) to test both the structure and the dynamics of relationships of three groups of wild vervet monkeys. We found that triadic closure (i.e., the friend of a friend is a friend) was significant in all three groups while degree popularity (i.e., the willingness to associate with individuals with high degree of connections) was significant in only two groups (AK, BD). The structure and dynamics of relationships according to the attributes of sex, matrilineand age differed significantly among groups. With respect

SUBMITTER: Borgeaud C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4914564 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature