Investigating the interactions between social behaviour, ecology and cognition
Our key areas of interest are the evolution of animal societies and the interactions that occur within these societies and their link to emotion, cognition and communication.
By studying these interactions, we can help certain species in terms of wildlife conservation and the improvement of animal welfare in captive settings. Although there is a focus on studies of primates (including humans), our research extends to other species including banded mongoose and birds.
We are using observational, experimental and modelling approaches in our research. We carry out several international collaborative projects on topics ranging from the regulation of social relationships to more recent developments in evolutionary psychology and cognitive evolution.
Impact case study: Community development and capacity building as key aspects of conservation strategy
Current collaborations
- Caribbean Primate Research Center
- University of Amsterdam
- McGill University
- St Andrews University
- University of Exeter
- Bielefeld University
- University of Cambridge
- Durham University
- University of Venda
- Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
- Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program
- Orangutan Information Centre
- University of Kent
- Bournemouth University
- University of Amsterdam
Publications
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12 papers found
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A global risk assessment of primates under climate and land use/cover scenarios
Carvalho JS, Graham B, Rebelo H, Bocksberger G, Meyer CFJ and Wich S and Kühl HS
Publish date:2019
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Anthropogenic influences on the time budgets of urban vervet monkeys.
Thatcher H and Downs CT and Koyama NF
Publish date:2019
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Behavioural changes in African elephants in response to wildlife tourism
Szott I and Pretorius Y and Koyama N
Publish date:2019
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Detecting ‘poachers’ with drones: Factors influencing the probability of detection with TIR and RGB imaging in miombo woodlands, Tanzania
Hambrecht L, Brown RP and Piel A and Wich S
Publish date:2019
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Gouldian finches are followers with black-headed females taking the lead
O'Reilly AO and Hofmann G and Mettke-Hofmann C
Publish date:2019
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Heritability and maternal effects on social attention during an attention bias task in a non-human primate, Macaca mulatta
Bethell E
Publish date:2019
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