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dc.contributor.authorBrambilla, Alice
dc.contributor.authorvon Hardenberg, Achaz
dc.contributor.authorCanedoli, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorBrivio, Francesca
dc.contributor.authorSueur, Cédric
dc.contributor.authorStanley, Christina R.
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-04T14:44:52Z
dc.date.available2022-08-04T14:44:52Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-28
dc.identifierhttps://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/627067/Brambilla%20et%20al%202022%20Long%20term%20analysis%20of%20social%20structure%20%20evidence%20of%20age%e2%80%90based%20consistent%20associations%20in%20male.pdf?sequence=1
dc.identifier.citationBrambilla, A., von Hardenberg, A., Canedoli, C., Brivio, F., Sueur, C., & Stanley, C. R. (2022). Long term analysis of social structure: Evidence of age‐based consistent associations in male Alpine ibex. Oikos, 8, e09511. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09511en_US
dc.identifier.issn0030-1299
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/oik.09511
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/627067
dc.description.abstractDespite its recognized importance for understanding the evolution of animal sociality as well as for conservation, long term analysis of social networks of animal populations is still relatively uncommon. We investigated social network dynamics in males of a gregarious mountain ungulate (Alpine ibex, Capra ibex) over ten years focusing on groups, sub-groups and individuals, exploring the dynamics of sociality over different scales. Despite the social structure changing between seasons, the Alpine ibex population was highly cohesive: fission–fusion dynamics lead almost every male in the population to associate with each other male at least once. Nevertheless, we found that male Alpine ibex showed preferential associations that were maintained across seasons and years. Age seemed to be the most important factor driving preferential associations while other characteristics, such as social status, appeared less crucial. We also found that centrality measures were influenced by age and were also related to individual physical condition. The multi-scale and long-term frame of our study helped us show that ecological constrains, such as resource availability, may play a role in shaping associations in a gregarious species, but they cannot solely explain sociality and preferential association that are likely also to be driven by life-history linked physiological and social needs. Our results highlight the importance of long-term studies based on individually recognizable subjects to help us build on our understanding of the evolution of animal sociality.en_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/oik.09511en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectsocial network analysisen_US
dc.subjectibexen_US
dc.subjectanimal behaviouren_US
dc.titleLong term analysis of social structure: evidence of age-based consistent associations in male Alpine ibexen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1600-0706en_US
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Zurich; University of Chester; University of Milano Bicocca; University of Sassari; University de Strasbourg; Institut Universitaire de Franceen_US
dc.identifier.journalOikosen_US
or.grant.openaccessYesen_US
rioxxterms.funderunfundeden_US
rioxxterms.identifier.projectunfundeden_US
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_US
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1111/oik.09511en_US
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-05-14
rioxxterms.publicationdate2022-06-28
dc.date.deposited2022-08-04en_US
dc.indentifier.issn0030-1299en_US


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