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group living — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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group living

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 38 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on group living with 38 nodes and 140 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Marmota, Marmota flaviventris, Callospermophilus lateralis.

Definition

Social organization where individuals aggregate in groups, potentially providing antipredator benefits through collective vigilance and dilution effects

Related Terms (2)

socialitygroup size effects

Publications (2)

More social female yellow-bellied marmots, <i>Marmota flaviventer</i>, have enhanced summer survival

2020Animal Behaviour

More social female yellow-bellied marmots have enhanced summer survival

Related Concepts (8)

Community structure analysis

process2 shared papers

facultative sociality

phenomenon2 shared papers

summer survival

measurement2 shared papers

flush early and avoid the rush (FEAR) hypothesis

hypothesis2 shared papers

survival analysis

measurement1 shared paper

social network analysis

framework1 shared paper

foraging-vigilance trade-off

theory1 shared paper

Predation

phenomenon1 shared paper

Frequently Associated Species

Pan troglodytes

Hominidae2 papers

Equus caballus

Equidae2 papers

Marmota

Sciuridae2 papers

Marmota flaviventris

Sciuridae2 papers

Giraffa camelopardalis

Giraffidae1 paper

Poecilia reticulata

Poeciliidae1 paper

Procavia capensis

Procaviidae1 paper

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Leporidae1 paper

Callospermophilus lateralis

Sciuridae1 paper

Mayflies

Ephemeroptera1 paper