The influence of demographic variation on social network stability in wild vervet monkeys

Borgeaud, Christèle; Sosa, Sebastiàn; Sueur, Cédric; Bshary, Redouan

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.09.028

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“…Dependent infants are a source of interest to female Old World monkeys and may influence the way other females interact with the infants' mothers [18]. These findings provide further support to the idea that primate social networks are dynamic structures [15] and that demographic variation influences their structure [17].…”

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“…We hypothesise that, as observed in other social primates, the social relationships of female mandrills are multidimensional (olive baboons (Papio anubis): [23]; wild Geoffroy's spider monkeys: [25]) and dynamic over time (rhesus macaques: [15]; vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus): [17]). We predict that, in a network structure, the multidimensional dynamics of female mandrill sociality are more accurately represented by (1) considering all three types of interactions separately within the same observation period [25], and (2) considering each type of interaction separately for each observation period (i.e., over time) [17]. We present descriptive data on edge overlap across layers, and on how individual levels of centrality and versatility differ across layers and at the multiplex levels in order to highlight how the structure of layers emerges from individual variation.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…There is evidence that female Old World monkeys are capable of making strategic management decisions about their relationships as they maintain stable long-term relationships and more variable ones with different partners [12]. Furthermore, there is evidence that they can adjust their social relationships over short periods of time [13] and in response to seasonality [14][15] or demographic variation [16][17].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These changes influenced the grooming network of the adult females [41] and have the potential to affect their relationships through other types of interactions [17].…”

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The multidimensionality of female mandrill sociality—A dynamic multiplex network approach

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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 multidimensionality of relationships within two independent observation periods; and three multiplex networks (one for each interaction type) to examine how relationships changed between periods. Within each period, different individuals were the most central in each layer and at the multiplex level, and different layers (i.e., interaction types) contributed non-redundant information to the multilayer structure. Across periods, relationships based on the same interaction type also contained non-redundant information. These results indicate that female mandrills engage in multidimensional and dynamic relationships, suggesting that in order to represent the full complexity of relationships, networks need to be constructed from more than a single type of interaction and across time. Our results provide evidence for the potential value of the multilayer network approach to characterise the multidimensionality of primate sociality.

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confidence: 58%

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confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These changes influenced the grooming network of the adult females [41] and have the potential to affect their relationships through other types of interactions [17].…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Single network analysis is the common analytical approach found in several studies where only one network (one group at one moment) is analyzed [18,19]. Multiple networks analysis allows the user to examine similarities or differences between individual node metrics (see section Network metrics) between different groups and/or time-repeated measures on a single/multiple group(s) [20,21]. ANT analytical protocols are synthesized in Figure I.…”

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A multilevel statistical toolkit to study animal social networks: Animal Network Toolkit (ANT) R package

Sosa¹,

Puga-Gonzalez²,

Hu³

et al. 2018

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How animals interact and develop social relationships regarding, individual attributes, sociodemographic and ecological pressures is of great interest. New methodologies, in particular Social Network Analysis, allow us to elucidate these types of questions. However, the different methodologies developed to that end and the speed at which they emerge make their use difficult. Moreover, the lack of communication between the different software developed to provide an answer to the same/different research questions is a source of confusion. The R package Animal Network Toolkit (ANT) was developed with the aim of implementing in one package the many different social network analysis techniques currently used in the study of animal social networks. Hence, ANT is a toolkit for animal research allowing among other things to: 1) measure global, dyadic and nodal networks metrics; 2) perform data randomization: pre-network and network (node and link) permutations; 3) perform statistical permutation tests. The package is partially coded in C++ for an optimal coding speed, and it gives researchers a workflow from raw data to the achievement of statistical analyses, allowing for a multilevel approach: from individual position and role within the network, to the identification of interaction patterns, and the analysis of the overall network properties.

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Dominance rank predicts social network position across developmental stages in rhesus monkeys

Wooddell

Kaburu

Dettmer

2019

American J Primatol

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Social network analysis is increasingly common in studying complex interactions among individuals. Across a range of primates, high-ranking adults are generally more socially connected, which results in better fitness outcomes. However, it still remains unclear whether this relationship between social network position and dominance rank emerges in infancy and whether, in species with a social transmission of dominance rank, social network positions are driven by the presence of the mother. To fill this gap, we first explored whether dominance ranks were related to social network position, measured via eigenvector centrality, in infants, juveniles, and adults in a troop of semi-free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). We then examined

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The influence of demographic variation on social network stability in wild vervet monkeys

Cited by 42 publications

References 101 publications

The multidimensionality of female mandrill sociality—A dynamic multiplex network approach

The multidimensionality of female mandrill sociality—A dynamic multiplex network approach

A multilevel statistical toolkit to study animal social networks: Animal Network Toolkit (ANT) R package

Dominance rank predicts social network position across developmental stages in rhesus monkeys

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