Fig. 8

Plot of the initial locations for the individuals belonging to five species in the study. The scale bars are present at the top right corner of each map. The distribution of these locations explains some of the differences in the values of network metrics. For example, the initial capture locations of mule deer are spatially very close, which is also reflected in the network metric values of the final network of associations. As a result, the mule deer network has the highest mean strength and mean degree (Table 3). In contrast, the roe deer network has the lowest mean strength and mean degree, partially explained by their six spatially separated capture sites