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View article: Peering into the world of wild passerines with <scp>3D</scp> ‐ <scp>SOCS</scp> : Synchronized video capture and posture estimation
Peering into the world of wild passerines with <span>3D</span> ‐ <span>SOCS</span> : Synchronized video capture and posture estimation Open
Collection of large behavioural data‐sets on wild animals in natural habitats is vital in ecology and evolution studies. Recent progress in machine learning and computer vision, combined with inexpensive microcomputers, has unlocked a new …
View article: STbayes: An R package for creating, fitting and understanding Bayesian models of social transmission
STbayes: An R package for creating, fitting and understanding Bayesian models of social transmission Open
A critical consequence of joining social groups is the possibility of social transmission of information related to novel behaviours or resources. Network-based diffusion analysis (NBDA) has emerged as a leading frequentist framework for i…
View article: It takes a village to model complex behaviour: A community-based approach
It takes a village to model complex behaviour: A community-based approach Open
Understanding the mechanisms underlying complex behaviours--such as reading, decision-making, and human-animal interactions--requires theoretical frameworks that capture real-world complexity while remaining interpretable. While psychologi…
View article: Temporal dynamics and policy implications in an innovation arms race
Temporal dynamics and policy implications in an innovation arms race Open
Human-modified environments offer novel resources, but their exploitation can be a source of human-wildlife conflict. Residents of Sydney have reported increasing cases of bin-opening behavior by sulphur-crested cockatoos ( Cacatua galerit…
View article: Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes
Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes Open
Longstanding theory predicts that strategic flexibility in when and how to use social information can help individuals make adaptive decisions, especially when environments are temporally or spatially variable. A short-term increase in rel…
View article: The contribution of movement to social network structure and spreading dynamics under simple and complex transmission
The contribution of movement to social network structure and spreading dynamics under simple and complex transmission Open
The structure of social networks fundamentally influences spreading dynamics. In general, the more contact between individuals, the more opportunity there is for the transmission of information or disease to take place. Yet, contact betwee…
View article: Peering into the world of wild passerines with 3D-SOCS: synchronized video capture and posture estimation
Peering into the world of wild passerines with 3D-SOCS: synchronized video capture and posture estimation Open
Collection of large behavioural data-sets on wild animals in natural habitats is vital in ecology and evolution studies. Recent progress in machine learning and computer vision, combined with inexpensive microcomputers, have unlocked a new…
View article: Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes
Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes Open
Longstanding theory predicts that strategic flexibility in when and how to use social information can help individuals make adaptive decisions, especially when environments are temporally or spatially variable. A short-term increase in rel…
View article: The contribution of movement to social network structure and spreading dynamics under simple and complex transmission
The contribution of movement to social network structure and spreading dynamics under simple and complex transmission Open
The structure of social networks fundamentally influences spreading dynamics. In general, the more contact between individuals, the more opportunity there is for the transmission of information or disease to take place. Yet, contact betwee…
View article: Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules
Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules Open
Culture is an outcome of both the acquisition of knowledge about behaviour through social transmission, and its subsequent production by individuals. Acquisition and production are often discussed or modelled interchangeably, yet to date n…
View article: The performance of field sampling for parasite detection in a wild passerine
The performance of field sampling for parasite detection in a wild passerine Open
Parasites can impact the behavior of animals and alter the interplay with ecological factors in their environment. Studying the effects that parasites have on animals thus requires accurate estimates of infections in individuals. However, …
View article: Manipulating actions: A selective two‐option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals
Manipulating actions: A selective two‐option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals Open
Advances in biologging technologies have significantly improved our ability to track individual animals' behaviour in their natural environment. Beyond observations, automation of data collection has revolutionized cognitive experiments in…
View article: From Data to Theory: Understanding the Role of Naive Learners in Cultural Change
From Data to Theory: Understanding the Role of Naive Learners in Cultural Change Open
A change to a population’s social network is a change to the substrate of cultural transmission, affecting behavioral diversity and adaptive cultural evolution. While features of network structure such as population size and density have b…
View article: Code and data for: Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals
Code and data for: Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals Open
Code and data for recreating survival analyses in 'Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals'
View article: Code and data for: Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals
Code and data for: Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals Open
Code and data for recreating survival analyses in 'Manipulating actions: a selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals'
View article: Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules
Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules Open
Culture is an outcome of both the acquisition of knowledge about behaviour through social transmission, and its subsequent production by individuals. Acquisition and production are often discussed interchangeably or modeled separately, yet…
View article: Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species
Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species Open
Recent studies in several taxa have demonstrated that animal culture can evolve to become more efficient in various contexts ranging from tool use to route learning and migration. Under recent definitions, such increases in efficiency migh…
View article: Complex foraging behaviours in wild birds emerge from social learning and recombination of components
Complex foraging behaviours in wild birds emerge from social learning and recombination of components Open
Recent well-documented cases of cultural evolution towards increasing efficiency in non-human animals have led some authors to propose that other animals are also capable of cumulative cultural evolution, where traits become more refined a…
View article: Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency in birds
Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency in birds Open
Culture, defined as socially transmitted information and behaviors that are shared in groups and persist over time, is increasingly accepted to occur across a wide range of taxa and behavioral domains. While persistent, cultural traits are…
View article: Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution
Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution Open
The ability to build upon previous knowledge—cumulative cultural evolution—is a hallmark of human societies. While cumulative cultural evolution depends on the interaction between social systems, cognition and the environment, there is inc…
View article: Data from: Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution
Data from: Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution Open
The ability to build upon previous knowledge—cumulative cultural evolution—is a hallmark of human societies. While cumulative cultural evolution depends on the interaction between social systems, cognition and the environment, there is inc…
View article: Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency
Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency Open
Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial for cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such cultural selection in animals is limited. We performed a cultural diffusion experiment us…
View article: Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency
Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency Open
Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial for cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such cultural selection in animals is limited. We performed a cultural diffusion experiment us…
View article: Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species
Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species Open
Recent studies in several taxa have demonstrated that animal culture can evolve to become more efficient in various contexts ranging from tool use to route learning and migration. Under recent definitions, such increases in efficiency migh…
View article: Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution
Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution Open
The ability to build upon previous knowledge—cumulative cultural evolution—is a hallmark of human societies. While cumulative cultural evolution depends on the interaction between social systems, cognition and the environment, there is inc…
View article: Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency
Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency Open
Selection for more efficient socially learned behaviors over alternatives is crucial for cumulative cultural evolution, yet our understanding of such cultural selection in animals is limited. We performed a cultural diffusion experiment us…