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Dyadic associations and individual sociality in bighorn ewes

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  • Eric Vander Wal
  • Audrey Gagné-Delorme
  • Marco Festa-Bianchet
  • Fanie Pelletier

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Sociality presumably evolved because it leads to fitness benefits; yet we know little about what drives individual variability in sociality, particularly with respect to hierarchical levels of social organization. Social network architecture is based upon dyadic interactions, but the factors affecting pairwise relationships are not necessarily those affecting higher-level network-derived measures of social behavior. We examined the influence of relatedness, age, dominance, and reproductive status on proximal associations and social network centrality of individuals in the fission–fusion society of bighorn ewes (Ovis canadensis) at Ram Mountain, Canada. From 2011 to 2013, 63–81% of adult ewes were equipped with proximity loggers, recording when they were within 1.5 m of one another. Ewe social structure was not random and individuals exhibited a tendency to have proximal associations that were consistent across years. Age and reproductive status appeared to have a weak effect on network centrality, but this effect was largely absent for frequency of proximal association. Furthermore, we found no effect of dominance rank on either proximal associations or network centrality. We speculate that interannual variation in these relationships may be indicative of predation affecting social dynamics. The disconnect between determinants that affect the costs and benefits of dyadic associations and those that emerge from network-derived behaviors highlights the importance of testing effects at multiple levels of social organization in animal societies.

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  • Eric Vander Wal & Audrey Gagné-Delorme & Marco Festa-Bianchet & Fanie Pelletier, 2016. "Dyadic associations and individual sociality in bighorn ewes," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 27(2), pages 560-566.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:27:y:2016:i:2:p:560-566.
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