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¹Paris Interdisciplinary Energy Research Institute, Paris Diderot University, 75013 Paris, France Department of Mathematics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

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Summary

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Group-living animals create complex transportation networks, influencing their fitness and community interactions. This review explores network structure, growth, and user behavior, highlighting trade-offs and future research directions in animal movement ecology.

Keywords:

animal trails biological transportation networks collective animal behaviour pattern formation tunnels

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Area of Science:

Ecology
Animal Behavior
Network Theory

Background:

Group-living animals modify environments to create transportation networks (e.g., trails, burrows).
These networks impact individual fitness and community dynamics by mediating interactions.
Understanding network structure and user behavior is crucial for ecological insights.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the study of animal transportation networks.
To discuss network topology, morphogenesis, growth, and user behavior.
To explore the trade-offs between network efficiency, robustness, and cost.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on animal transportation networks.
Application of network theory concepts.
Analysis of user behavior's impact on network properties.

Main Results:

Animal transportation networks exhibit complex topological properties.
Network construction involves trade-offs between efficiency, robustness, and cost.
User behavior significantly influences network efficiency and structure.

Conclusions:

Further research should integrate network topology with user behavior.
Animal transportation networks are key to understanding ecological processes.
Future studies can advance network theory and animal movement ecology.