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    Resource availability influences global social network properties in Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni)

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    Author
    Jordán, Ferenc
    Kovács, Bálint
    Verdolin, Jennifer L.
    Affiliation
    School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Arizona
    Issue Date
    2021-09-20
    Keywords
    Conservation
    Resources
    Social networks
    
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    Brill
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    Jordán, F., Kovács, B., & Verdolin, J. L. (2021). Resource availability influences global social network properties in Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni). Behaviour.
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    Behaviour
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    Increasingly we are discovering that the interactions between individuals within social groups can be quite complex and flexible. Social network analysis offers a toolkit to describe and quantify social structure, the patterns we observe, and evaluate the social and environmental factors that shape group dynamics. Here, we used 14 Gunnison's prairie dogs networks to evaluate how resource availability and network size influenced four global properties of the networks (centralization, clustering, average path length, small word index). Our results suggest a positive correlation between overall network cohesion and resource availability, such that networks became less centralized and cliquish as biomass/m2 availability decreased. We also discovered that network size modulates the link between social interactions and resource availability and is consistent with a more 'decentralized' group. This study highlights the importance of how individuals modify social cohesions and network connectedness as a way to reduce intragroup competition under different ecological conditions.
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    0005-7959
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    1568-539X
    DOI
    10.1163/1568539x-bja10118
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    10.1163/1568539x-bja10118
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