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Social Security Hypothesis

Scope: behavioral ecology
Papers: 6 | Mentions: 6

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Knowledge graph centered on Social Security Hypothesis with 26 nodes and 118 connections. Top connected: mark-recapture (Sciuridae), focal animal sampling (Sciuridae), antipredator behavior, Social network analysis (Sciuridae), alarm communication.

Definition

Individuals in more tightly connected social groups perceive greater security from predators and allocate less time to antipredator vigilance while foraging

Related Terms (3)

social securitySocial Security Hypothesissense of security

Publications (6)

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Social security: individuals in socially reciprocal groups may perceive security from predators

2025Behavioral Ecologycentral
student_paper

Social Security: Do Individuals in Tight-Knit Social Groups Perceive Greater Security?

2024central
student_paper

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023central
article

Social security: less socially connected marmots produce noisier alarm calls

2019Animal Behaviourtested
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Social security: are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2017Animal Behaviourtested
student_paper

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2016central

Related Concepts (10)

social network analysis

framework6 shared papers

antipredator behavior

process6 shared papers

group size effect

hypothesis5 shared papers

flight initiation distance

measurement3 shared papers

centrality measures

metric2 shared papers

nonlinearity and fear hypothesis

hypothesis1 shared paper

vigilance behavior

measurement1 shared paper

alarm communication

process1 shared paper

social reciprocity

measurement1 shared paper

acoustic entropy

measurement1 shared paper