Articles | Volume 63, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-19-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-19-2020
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17 Jan 2020
Original study |  | 17 Jan 2020

Proximity patterns in water buffaloes' activities on pasture

Eleni T. Tsiobani, Maria D. Yiakoulaki, Nikolaos D. Hasanagas, and Ioannis E. Antoniou

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Proximity of water buffaloes in their activities on pasture (grazing, moving, standing, ruminating, wallowing, lying, and drinking) and the effect of their age and gender on them was studied via social network analysis. Water buffaloes differentiate their social structure in the above activities and their age and gender affect the interacting patterns. A novel framework for the application of social network analysis on grazing animals' social behavioral studies was provided for future research.