Fig. 4
From: Game theory elucidates how competitive dynamics mediate animal social networks
Mean (\(\pm \text{SEM}\)) number of connections in the final social network for individuals with a high (A), intermediate (B) and low (C) fighting ability in relation to the cost of fighting (i.e. \(c\)) and the cost of assessment (i.e. \(a\)). The final network is obtained after having allowed 100 times in a row, a randomly chosen individual to disconnect from (or reconnect with) one of its neighbors, also randomly chosen. The averages and standard deviations were calculated from the results obtained for the 24 combinations of parameter values; each combination having been run 20 times. For all combinations of parameter values: \(n=6\) and \(V=10\)