Expanding theory, methodology and empirical systems at the spatial–social interface

Gregory F. Albery, Quinn M.R. Webber, Damien Farine, Simona Picardi, Eric Vander Wal, Kezia Manlove

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Abstract

All animals exhibit some combination of spatial and social behaviours. A diversity of interactions occurs between such behaviours, producing emergent phenomena at the spatial–social interface. Untangling and interrogating these complex, intertwined processes can be vital for identifying the mechanisms, causes and consequences of behavioural variation in animal ecology. Nevertheless, the integrated study of the interactions between spatial and social phenotypes and environments (at the spatial–social interface) is in its relative infancy. In this theme issue, we present a collection of papers chosen to expand the spatial–social interface along several theoretical, methodological and empirical dimensions. They detail new perspectives, methods, study systems and more, as well as offering roadmaps for applied outputs and detailing exciting new directions for the field to move in the future. In this Introduction, we outline the contents of these papers, placing them in the context of what comes before, and we synthesize a number of takeaways and future directions for the spatial–social interface.
Original languageEnglish
Article number20220534
Number of pages8
JournalPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Volume379
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2024

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