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A guide to null models for animal social network analysis
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1. Null models are an important component of the social network analysis toolbox. However, their use in hypothesis testing is still not widespread. Further, several different approaches for constructing null models exist, each with their relative strengths and weaknesses, and often testing different hypotheses. 2. In this paper, I highlight why null models are important for robust hypothesis testing in studies of animal social networks. Using simulated data containing a known obser...
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- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1111/2041-210X.12772
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+ Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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BB/L006081/1 to B.C. Sheldon
Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Methods in Ecology and Evolution Journal website
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 1309–1320
- Publication date:
- 2017-04-12
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-03-13
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2041-210X
- Source identifiers:
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685544
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- 2017-03-14
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- Copyright holder:
- Farine, D
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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Copyright © 2017 The Author. Methods in Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Ecological Society.
This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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