Opposite-sex associations are linked with annual fitness, but sociality is stable over lifetime

The quantitative genetics of fitness in a wild seabird

(2022) Maria Moiron et al.   EVOLUTION

What is the best fitness measure in wild populations? A case study on the power of short-term fitness proxies to predict reproductive value

(2022) Živa Alif et al.   PLoS One

Ageing red deer alter their spatial behaviour and become less social

(2022) Gregory F. Albery et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Social network position predicts male mating success in a small passerine

(2021) Kristina B Beck et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard

(2021) Kasha Strickland et al.   EVOLUTION

Non-random associations in group housed rats (Rattus norvegicus)

(2021) Leanne Proops et al.   Scientific Reports

Social foraging in vampire bats is predicted by long-term cooperative relationships

(2021) Simon P. Ripperger et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Winter associations predict social and extra-pair mating patterns in a wild songbird

(2020) Kristina B. Beck et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Network structure and the optimisation of proximity‐based association criteria

(2020) Ana Cristina R. Gomes et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Information use in foraging flocks of songbirds: no evidence for social transmission of patch quality

(2020) Friederike Hillemann et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Season-specific carryover of early life associations in a monogamous bird species

(2020) Ralf H.J.M. Kurvers et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

How to make methodological decisions when inferring social networks

(2020) André C. Ferreira et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Fitness Estimation for Ecological Studies: An Evaluation in Columbian Ground Squirrels

(2020) F. Stephen Dobson et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Is less more? A commentary on the practice of ‘metric hacking’ in animal social network analysis

(2020) Quinn M.R. Webber et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Social network position experiences more variable selection than weaponry in wild subpopulations of forked fungus beetles

(2020) Vincent Formica et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Repeatable social network node‐based metrics across populations and contexts in a passerine

(2020) Mireia Plaza et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The impact of social structure on breeding strategies in an island bird

(2020) Grant C. McDonald et al.   Scientific Reports

Familiarity breeds success: pairs that meet earlier experience increased breeding performance in a wild bird population

(2020) Antica Culina et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Early-life social environment predicts social network position in wild zebra finches

(2019) Hanja B. Brandl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Adult sex ratio influences mate choice in Darwin’s finches

(2019) Peter R. Grant et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Male age and its association with reproductive traits in captive and wild house sparrows

(2019) Antje Girndt et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Linking the fine-scale social environment to mating decisions: a future direction for the study of extra-pair paternity

(2018) Adriana A. Maldonado-Chaparro et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Stable social relationships between unrelated females increase individual fitness in a cooperative bird

(2018) Christina Riehl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Male age is associated with extra-pair paternity, but not with extra-pair mating behaviour

(2018) Antje Girndt et al.   Scientific Reports

Stronger social bonds do not always predict greater longevity in a gregarious primate

(2018) Nicole A. Thompson et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Personality shapes pair bonding in a wild bird social system

(2018) Josh A. Firth et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Meta-analysis challenges a textbook example of status signalling and demonstrates publication bias

(2018) Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar et al.   eLife

Kinship and familiarity mitigate costs of social conflict between Seychelles warbler neighbors

(2017) Kat Bebbington et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Predictably Philandering Females Prompt Poor Paternal Provisioning

(2016) Julia Schroeder et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Pathways of information transmission among wild songbirds follow experimentally imposed changes in social foraging structure

(2016) Josh A. Firth et al.   Biology Letters

Social carry-over effects underpin trans-seasonally linked structure in a wild bird population

(2016) Josh A. Firth et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Winter territory prospecting is associated with life-history stage but not activity in a passerine

(2016) Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Consistent individual differences in the social phenotypes of wild great tits, Parus major

(2015) L.M. Aplin et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Inferring social structure from temporal data

(2015) Ioannis Psorakis et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Constructing, conducting and interpreting animal social network analysis

(2015) Damien R. Farine et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Reduced fitness in progeny from old parents in a natural population

(2015) Julia Schroeder et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Limited catching bias in a wild population of birds with near-complete census information

(2015) Mirre J. P. Simons et al.   Ecology and Evolution

MCMC Methods for Multi-Response Generalized Linear Mixed Models: TheMCMCglmmRPackage

(2015) Jarrod D. Hadfield   Journal of Statistical Software

The importance of fission-fusion social group dynamics in birds

(2014) Matthew J. Silk et al.   IBIS

Social affiliation matters: both same-sex and opposite-sex relationships predict survival in wild female baboons

(2014) E. A. Archie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Multiple aspects of plasticity in clutch size vary among populations of a globally distributed songbird

(2013) David F. Westneat et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Genetic integration of local dispersal and exploratory behaviour in a wild bird

(2013) Peter Korsten et al.   Nature Communications

Animal social network inference and permutations for ecologists inRusingasnipe

(2013) Damien R. Farine   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

New support for an old hypothesis: density affects extra-pair paternity

(2013) Christian Mayer et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Effects of predation risk on foraging behaviour and group size: adaptations in a social cooperative species

(2012) Enrico Sorato et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Inferring social network structure in ecological systems from spatio-temporal data streams

(2012) I. Psorakis et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Microsatellite resources for Passeridae species: a predicted microsatellite map of the house sparrow Passer domesticus

(2012) DEBORAH A. DAWSON et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Passerine Birds Breeding under Chronic Noise Experience Reduced Fitness

(2012) Julia Schroeder et al.   PLoS One

Early Social Networks Predict Survival in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins

(2012) Margaret A. Stanton et al.   PLoS One

Social networks predict patch discovery in a wild population of songbirds

(2012) L. M. Aplin et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Predicting the optimal prey group size from predator hunting behaviour

(2011) Will Cresswell et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

No evidence for adverse effects on fitness of fitting passive integrated transponders (PITs) in wild house sparrows Passer domesticus

(2011) Julia Schroeder et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Female extrapair mating behavior can evolve via indirect selection on males

(2011) W. Forstmeier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structure of Social Networks in a Passerine Bird: Consequences for Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Mating Strategies

(2010) Kevin P. Oh et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Strong and Consistent Social Bonds Enhance the Longevity of Female Baboons

(2010) Joan B. Silk et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Reproductive Synchrony and Extra-pair Copulation in Birds

(2010) T. R. BIRKHEAD et al.   ETHOLOGY

Heritable victimization and the benefits of agonistic relationships

(2010) A. J. Lea et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sampling animal association networks with the gambit of the group

(2009) Daniel W. Franks et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Social bonds between unrelated females increase reproductive success in feral horses

(2009) E. Z. Cameron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The benefits of social capital: close social bonds among female baboons enhance offspring survival

(2009) J. B. Silk et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Social network analysis of animal behaviour: a promising tool for the study of sociality

(2008) Tina Wey et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR