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OverviewThe scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the field of animal behaviour relatively late compared to many other biological disciplines. Understanding social network structure is of great importance for biologists since the structural characteristics of any network will affect its constituent members and influence a range of diverse behaviours. These include finding and choosing a sexual partner, developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, and engaging in foraging and anti-predator behavior. This novel text provides an overview of the insights that network analysis has provided into major biological processes, and how it has enhanced our understanding of the social organisation of several important taxonomic groups. It brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines with the aim of providing both an overview of the power of the network approach for understanding patterns and process in animal populations, as well as outlining how current methodological constraints and challenges can be overcome. Animal Social Networks is principally aimed at graduate level students and researchers in the fields of ecology, zoology, animal behaviour, and evolutionary biology but will also be of interest to social scientists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jens Krause (Professor of Fish Biology and Ecology, Professor of Fish Biology and Ecology, Humboldt University & IGB) , Richard James (Senior Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, University of Bath) , Daniel Franks (Reader in Complex Systems, Reader in Complex Systems, University of York) , Darren Croft (Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour, Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour University of Exeter)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.622kg ISBN: 9780199679058ISBN 10: 0199679053 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 18 December 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsSection I: Introduction 1: General Introduction 2: Network Primer Section II: Patterns and Processes 3: Assortment in social networks and the evolution of cooperation 4: Mating behaviour: Sexual networks and sexual selection 5: Quantifying diffusion on social networks: a Bayesian Approach 6: Personality and social network analysis in animals 7: Temporal changes in dominance networks and other behavior sequences 8: Group movement and social networks 9: Communication 10: Disease transmission 11: Social networks and animal welfare Section III: Taxonomic Overviews 12: Primate social networks 13: Oceanic societies: Studying cetaceans with a social networks approach 14: The network approach in teleost fishes and elasmobranchs 15: Social networks in insect colonies 16: Perspectives on social network analyses of bird populations 17: Networks of terrestrial ungulates: linking form and function 18: Linking lizards: Social networks in reptiles 19: General ConclusionReviewsServed by an excellent use of various helpful illustrations (matrices, diagrams, flowcharts, and actual social networks) and a few formulas of mathematical models, this thorough reference book will resonate well with a broad readership, including ethologists, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists. ... Essential. CHOICE [A] timely textbook that carefully elucidates the value of the novel approaches currently available to scholars of animal behavior ... This exciting new volume [is] helping to illuminate the bright and richly deserved role of networks in revealing insights about fundamental biological processes. Jennifer E. Smith, Quarterly Review of Biology [F]or those curious about how social network analyses might at some future point contribute to a better understanding of complex behavioral interactions among group (however broadly defined) members, Animal Social Networks is a valuable resource. Harold Gouzoules, Integrative and Comparative Biology [F]or those curious about how social network analyses might at some future point contribute to a better understanding of complex behavioral interactions among group (however broadly defined) members, Animal Social Networks is a valuable resource. Harold Gouzoules, Integrative and Comparative Biology Author InformationJens Krause is professor of fish biology and ecology at Humboldt University, Germany. He has published over 150 papers and several books on topics such as collective behaviour, social networks and swarm intelligence. Richard James is a senior lecturer at the University of Bath, UK. His research interests centre around the development and use of computational models and analyses to interpret biological data. Dan Franks is reader in the department of biology and the department of computer science at the University of York, UK. He has published on topics such as social networks, collective behaviour, life-history evolution, and predator-prey evolution. Darren Croft is a Associate Professor of animal behaviour at the University of Exeter, UK. His research focuses on the ecology and evolution of group-living n species raging from fresh water fish to killer whales. 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