Publications
Recent publications of some of the Principal Investigators in the group are listed below. You can also find these publications on the University of St Andrews research portal.
A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework Cultural Transmission of Foraging Behavior in Cetaceans Endemic fish promote ecological structure in a tropical biodiversity hotspot Genomic analyses in Drosophila do not support the classic allopatric model of speciation Introduction Male mating behaviour is shaped by previous experience of both conspecific and heterospecific females in the seed bug Lygaeus simulans The diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in Canadian Pacific humpback whales Vocal Cultures in Cetaceans A Brazilian bioregionalization reappraisal based on Angiosperm distribution: a biogeographical and conservation overview A conceptual framework for measuring ecological novelty A developmentalist’s view of inheritance A high-quality reference genome and comparative genomics of the widely farmed banded cricket (Gryllodes sigillatus) identifies selective breeding targets A history of studies of reproductive isolation between Drosophila pseudoobscura and D. persimilis A model of optimal digestive strategy in infrequently-feeding snakes An early-life survival and reproductive trade-off shapes selection on body size Animal culture: conservation in a changing world Applying a unified framework to compare taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in Holocene pollen records Applying movement ecology models to comparative cognition experiments: a field test in hummingbirds A reinvestigation of cognitive styles in sticklebacks: decision success varies with behavioral type Are studies of mating systems too inbred? A commentary on Clo et al. (2025) Bayesian networks for network inference in biology BioTIME 2.0: expanding and improving a database of biodiversity time series Choosy dispersal promotes the evolution of altruism Comparing migration of Whinchats Saxicola rubetra from the non-breeding grounds in Liberia and Nigeria: differences due to geography but otherwise very similar Concerted conservation actions to support chimpanzee cultures Confirmed vocal activity of Mediterranean monk seals in the Inner Ionian Sea Archipelago, Greece Continent-wide differentiation of fitness traits and patterns of climate adaptation among European populations of Drosophila melanogaster Contributions of epigenomic and epitranscriptomic methylation to animal colouration Culture and conservation in baleen whales Demonstrating the reproductive consequences of cognition: learning from experience Dialectics that sweep away ‘COWDUNG’: the construction of evolutionary, cultural, and scientific niches Disentangling nonrandom structure from random placement when estimating β-diversity through space or time Divergent alternative mating tactics in convergent male reproductive morphs Establishing bio-logging data collections as dynamic archives of animal life on Earth Evaluation of Bayesian network scoring functions in polychotomous data analysis
Badihi, G., Taylor-O’Connor, J., Bezerra de Melo Daly, G., Komeda, V., Daoudi-Simison, S., Rodrigues, E. D., Webster, M. M., Altschul, D. M., Hobaiter, C., Wiltshire, C., Klein, H., Freymann, E., Grund, C., Soldati, A., Henderson, M., Leroux, M. M. & Slania, N. E., Jan 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 231, p. 1-10 10 p., 123428.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rendell, L. & Wild, S., 15 Jan 2026, The Evolution of Cetacean Societies: Uncovering the Social Complexity of Whales and Dolphins. Croft, D., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 281-307
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Shukla, R., Fontrodona Eslava, A., Atkore, V., Bhat, A., Dahanukar, N., Johnson, J. A., Raghavan, R., Dornelas , M., Magurran, A. E. & Shanker, K., Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, p. 1-12 12 p., 20251127 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Yusuf, L. H., Laetsch, D. R., Lohse, K. & Ritchie, M. G., 15 Jan 2026, In: Evolution Letters. Advance Article, p. 1-9 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Croft, D., Foote, A., Garland, E. & King, S., 12 Jan 2026, The Evolution of Cetacean Societies: Uncovering the Social Complexity of Whales and Dolphins. University of Chicago Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Balfour, V. L., Aumont, C., Corliss, M. K. & Shuker, D. M., Jan 2026, In: Ecology and Evolution. 16, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., e72883.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wray, J., O'Mahony, É., Baer, G., Robinson, N., Dundas, A., Gaggiotti, O., Rendell, L. & Keen, E., Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, p. 1-12 12 p., 20252409.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hersh, T., Filatova, O. & Garland, E., 12 Jan 2026, The Evolution of Cetacean Societies: Uncovering the Social Complexity of Whales and Dolphins. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Lucresia, L., Meagher, T. R. & Sano, P. T., 18 Aug 2025, In: Acta Botanica Brasilica. 39, p. 1-20 20 p., e20240279.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Staples, T. L., Blois, J., Cramer, K. L., Cunningham, E. T., Dornelas, M., Haberle, S. G., Heger, T., Kiessling, W., Magurran, A. E., O'Dea, A., Penny, A. M., Radeloff, V. C., Smith, J. A., Thuiller, W., Williams, J. W. & Pandolfi, J. M., Feb 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., e70005.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lala, K., Jun 2025, In: Acta Ethologica. 28, 2, p. 51-59
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Zhang, S., Duffield, K. R., Foquet, B., Ramirez, J. L., Sadd, B. M., Sakaluk, S. K., Hunt, J. & Bailey, N. W., 16 Mar 2025, In: Ecology and Evolution. 15, 3, 12 p., e71134.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Leigh, S. & Ritchie, M. G., 1 Jan 2025, In: Fly. 19, 1, 22 p., 2439111.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Wood, M. E. & Ruxton, G. D., 15 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Ecology. Online First, 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Janeiro, M. J., Henshaw, J. M., Pemberton, J. M., Pilkington, J. G. & Morrissey, M. B., 13 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolution Letters. Advance Article, p. 14 14 p., qraf029.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Brakes, P., Aplin, L., Carroll, E. L., Greggor, A. L., Whiten, A. & Garland, E. C., 1 May 2025, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 308, 1925, p. 1-15 15 p., 20240127.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Penny, A. M., Chao, A., Davies, A. L. & Magurran, A. E., 6 Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ecology. Early View, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Pritchard, D. J., Hurly, T. A., Photopoulou, T. & Healy, S. D., Jul 2025, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences. 292, 2051, p. 1-12 12 p., 20250717.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Jones, N. A. R., Gaffney, K., Gardella, G., Rowe, A., Spence-Jones, H. C., Munson, A., Houslay, T. M. & Webster, M. M., 1 Jan 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology. 36, 1, 11 p., arae097.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Shuker, D. M. & Smith, E. B. W., 21 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 38, 6, p. 712-715 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Hammond, J. & Smith, V. A., 7 May 2025, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 22, 226, p. 1-10 10 p., 20240893.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Dornelas, M., Antão, L. H., Bates, A. E., Brambilla, V., Chase, J. M., Chow, C. F. Y., Fontrodona-Eslava, A., Magurran, A. E., Martins, I. S., Moyes, F., Sagouis, A., Adu-Acheampong, S., Acquah-Lamptey, D., Adam, D., Ajani, P. A., Albaina, A., Almaraz, P., An, J., Anderson, R. S. & Anderson, M. J. R. & 465 others, , May 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 5, p. 1-18 18 p., e70003.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Gardner, A. & Barteškaitė, E., 17 Dec 2025, In: Biology Letters. 21, 12, p. 1-5 5 p., 20250589 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Cresswell, W., Patchett, R., Blackburn, E. & Burgess, M., 2 Jun 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, p. 1-25 25 p., e0324086.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Wessling, E. G., Whiten, A., Soiret, S., Schofield, K., Samuni, L., Rutz, C., Redmond, I., Pintea, L., Lanjouw, A., Koops, K., Kamgang, S., Kalan, A., Ikemeh, R., Humle, T., Hobaiter, C., Frisch-Nwakanma, H., Freymann, E., Doumbe, O., Brakes, P. & Abwe, E. & 1 others, , 1 May 2025, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 380, 1925, 20240143.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Amlin, A., Rendell, L. E., Pierantonio, N., Carmen Andrés-Hervías , C., Notarbartolo di Sciara, G., Hastie, G. D. & Gonzalvo, J., Apr 2025, In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 157, 4, p. 3204–3213 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Durmaz Mitchell, E., Kerdaffrec, E., Harney, E., Paulo, T. F., Veselinovic, M. S., Tanaskovic, M., de Arcaya, T. A. F., Aksoy, C., Argyridou, E., Bailly, T. P. M., Can, D., Cobanoglu, E., Cook, N., Coskun, S., Davidovic, S., Demir, E., Dias, T., Rasouli-Dogaheh, S., Duque, P. & Eric, K. & 74 others, , Aug 2025, In: Evolution Letters. 9, 4, p. 473–490 18 p., qraf014.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Strowbridge, N., Vieites, D. R., Ritchie, M. G. & Elmer, K. R., Nov 2025, In: Trends in Genetics. 41, 11, p. 1005-1016 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Garland, E. C., Corkeron, P., Noad, M. J., Abrahms, B., Allen, J. A., Constantine, R., Rendell, L., Sousa-Lima, R. S., Stafford, K. M. & Carroll, E. L., 1 May 2025, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 380, 1925, p. 1-11 11 p., 20240133.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Healy, S. D., 26 Jun 2025, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 380, 1929, p. 1-10 10 p., 20240115.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Lala, K. N., Fedlman, M. & Odling Smee, J., 31 Jul 2025, The Oxford handbook of cultural evolution. Tehrani, J. J., Kendal, J. & Kendal, R. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 759-773 17 p. (Oxford handbooks).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
McGlinn, D. J., Blowes, S. A., Dornelas, M., Engel, T., Martins, I. S., Shimadzu, H., Gotelli, N. J., Magurran, A., McGill, B. J. & Chase, J. M., Mar 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., e70061.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zhang, R. & Bailey, N., Sept 2025, In: Behavioral Ecology. 36, 5, p. 1-9 9 p., araf086.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Davidson, S. C., Cagnacci, F., Newman, P., Dettki, H., Urbano, F., Desmet, P., Bajona, L., Bryant, E., Carneiro, A. P. B., Dias, M. P., Fujioka, E., Gambin, D., Hoenner, X., Hunter, C., Kato, A., Kot, C. Y., Kranstauber, B., Lam, C. H., Lepage, D. & Naik, H. & 6 others, , Feb 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 2, p. 204-213 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Ke, X., Keenan, K. L. & Smith, V. A., Dec 2025, In: Discover Data. 3, 1, p. 1-21 21 p., 18.
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