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Amiyaal Ilany

Bar-Ilan University
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Cited by 1579

Acoustic sequences in non‐human animals: a tutorial review and prospectus

…, C Huetz, M Hughes, J Hyland Bruno, A Ilany… - Biological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other animals …

Structural balance in the social networks of a wild mammal

A Ilany, A Barocas, L Koren, M Kam, E Geffen - Animal Behaviour, 2013 - Elsevier
The social structure of a population is based on individual social associations, which can be
described using network patterns (motifs). Our understanding of the forces stabilizing …

Analysing animal social network dynamics: the potential of stochastic actor‐oriented models

DN Fisher, A Ilany, MJ Silk… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Animals are embedded in dynamically changing networks of relationships with conspecifics.
These dynamic networks are fundamental aspects of their environment, creating selection …

Topological effects of network structure on long‐term social network dynamics in a wild mammal

A Ilany, AS Booms, KE Holekamp - Ecology letters, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Social structure influences ecological processes such as dispersal and invasion, and affects
survival and reproductive success. Recent studies have used static snapshots of social …

[HTML][HTML] Social inheritance can explain the structure of animal social networks

A Ilany, E Akcay - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
The social network structure of animal populations has major implications for survival,
reproductive success, sexual selection and pathogen transmission of individuals. But as of yet, no …

Syntactic structure and geographical dialects in the songs of male rock hyraxes

A Kershenbaum, A Ilany… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Few mammalian species produce vocalizations that are as richly structured as bird songs,
and this greatly restricts the capacity for information transfer. Syntactically complex …

[HTML][HTML] Variance in centrality within rock hyrax social networks predicts adult longevity

A Barocas, A Ilany, L Koren, M Kam, E Geffen - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background In communal mammals the levels of social interaction among group members
vary considerably. In recent years, biologists have realized that within-group interactions may …

Rank-dependent social inheritance determines social network structure in spotted hyenas

A Ilany, KE Holekamp, E Akçay - Science, 2021 - science.org
The structure of animal social networks influences survival and reproductive success, as well
as pathogen and information transmission. However, the general mechanisms determining …

Personality and social networks: A generative model approach

A Ilany, E Akçay - Integrative and comparative biology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Social network analysis has produced important insights regarding the causes and
consequences of animal social structure. Social structure has been shown to impact longevity, …

[HTML][HTML] Highly dynamic animal contact network and implications on disease transmission

…, BJ White, MW Sanderson, DE Amrine, A Ilany… - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Contact patterns among hosts are considered as one of the most critical factors contributing
to unequal pathogen transmission. Consequently, networks have been widely applied in …