The multidimensionality of female mandrill sociality-A dynamic multiplex network approach.

ABSTRACT: The structure and dynamics of primate social groups are shaped by the social relationships of its members. These relationships are based on different types of interactions and vary in relation to the identity of the interactants and over time. Social network analysis tools represent a powerful and comprehensive method to characterise social interactions and recent methodological advances now allow the study of the multidimensionality of sociality via multilayer networks that incorporate multiple types of interactions. Here, we use a multidimensional network approach to investigate the multidimensionality of sociality of females in a captive group of mandrills. We constructed two multiplex networks based on agonistic, proximity and grooming interactions of 6-7 mature females to analyse the

SUBMITTER: Pereira AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7153875 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature