Figure 10.6 Exploration of patterns of spatial proximity can reveal some unexpected structure to
what appears superficially to be a random gathering. In the case of farm cats, these graphs, based
on G. Kerby’s field study in Macdonald et al. (in press), reveal (A) that different age–sex classes of
individuals positioned themselves at significantly different distances to their nearest neighbors and
(B) that these positionings differed significantly depending on the age–sex class to which that neighbor belonged. AF = adult female, AM = adult male, JF = juvenile female, JM = juvenile male, KF =
female kitten, KM = male kitten.
A
B
what appears superficially to be a random gathering. In the case of farm cats, these graphs, based
on G. Kerby’s field study in Macdonald et al. (in press), reveal (A) that different age–sex classes of
individuals positioned themselves at significantly different distances to their nearest neighbors and
(B) that these positionings differed significantly depending on the age–sex class to which that neighbor belonged. AF = adult female, AM = adult male, JF = juvenile female, JM = juvenile male, KF =
female kitten, KM = male kitten.
A
B