Publications

A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
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., 1 Jan 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 231, p. 1-10 10 p., 123428.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A career in pursuit of the origin of species: celebrating Roger Butlin's contributions to the advancement of knowledge and growth of our scientific community
Faria, R., Bridle, J., Eyres, I., Johannesson, K., Kulmuni, J., Rafajlovic, M., Ravinet, M., Schon, I., Smadja, C. M., Snook, R. R., Tregenza, T., Westram, A. M., Ritchie, M. G. & Stankowski, S., 17 Apr 2026, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 39, 5, p. 561–573 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Biodiversity trends show an excess of both near stasis and of very large change
McGill, B. J., Moyes, F., Dornelas, M., Gotelli, N. J. & Magurran, A. E., Mar 2026, In: Ecology Letters. 29, 3, p. 1-11 11 p., e70353.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Changes in age-related sexual selection in a humpback whale population recovering from exploitation
Eichenberger, F., Carroll, E. L., Garrigue, C., Jarmon, S., Steel, D. J., Robbins, J., Rendell, L. & Garland, E. C., 9 Mar 2026, In: Current Biology. 36, 5, p. 1115-1127.e4 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Co-evolving infectivity and expression patterns drive the diversification of endogenous retroviruses
Senti, K.-A., Rafanel, B., Handler, D., Kosiol, C., Schlötterer, C. & Brennecke, J., 16 Mar 2026, In: EMBO Journal. 45, 6, p. 1889-1908 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Cultural transmission of foraging behavior in cetaceans
Wild, S. & Rendell, L., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, p. 281-307 27 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Degradation of fish food webs in the Anthropocene
Carvajal-Quintero, J. D., Dornelas, M., Comte, L., Herrera-Pérez, J., Tedesco, P. A., Giam, X., Brose, U. & Chase, J. M., Feb 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 8, p. 1-10 10 p., eadu6540.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dialect variation in Mediterranean sperm whales shows evidence of cultural evolution in an isolated population
Hersh, T., Alexiadou, P., Brotons, J. M., Cerdà, M., Pirotta, E., Frantzis, A. & Rendell, L., Jun 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2073, p. 1-11 11 p., 20260165.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Dynamic Bayesian networks for neural information flow: evaluation of continuous and discrete scoring metrics
Thomas-Hegarty, J. N., Pulver, S. R. & Smith, V. A., 28 Jul 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Computational Neuroscience. p. 1-22 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Endemic fish promote ecological structure in a tropical biodiversity hotspot
Shukla, R., Fontrodona Eslava, A., Atkore, V., Bhat, A., Dahanukar, N., Johnson, J. A., Raghavan, R., Dornelas , M., Magurran, A. E. & Shanker, K., 21 Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, 20251127 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Endless forms: reflections on a career of research about biological diversity
Magurran, A. E., 8 Apr 2026, In: ICES Journal of Marine Science. 83, 4, p. 1-12 12 p., fsag045.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evolutionary influences of sexual signalling on protective colouring
Wainwright, J. B., Ruxton, G. D. & Bailey, N. W., Feb 2026, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 41, 2, p. 130-138 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Examining the role of a chromosomal inversion in accumulating adaptive and barrier loci in a cold-adapted insect species
Poikela, N., Hoikkala, V., Ritchie, M. G. & Kankare, M., 1 May 2026, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 18, 5, p. 1-20 20 p., evag101.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Genomic analyses in Drosophila do not support the classic allopatric model of speciation
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

Headbutting behavior between sperm whales documented using unoccupied aerial vehicles
Burslem, A., Cerdà, M., Brotons, T., Rendell, L., Silva, M. A. & Prieto, R., Apr 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 2, p. 1-7 7 p., e70153.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

High-quality surrounding landscapes mitigate avian extirpations from forest remnants
Bueno, A. S., Mendenhall, C. D., Anciães, M., dos Anjos, L., Arroyo-Rodríguez, V., Aurélio-Silva, M., Banks-Leite, C., Betts, M. G., Bispo, A. A., Boesing, A. L., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Claessens, O., Cresswell, W., Daily, G. C., Dami, F. D., Dantas, S. M., Develey, P. F., Ding, P., Edwards, D. P. & Efe, M. A. & 38 others, Faria, D., Feeley, K. J., Gillespie, T. W., Hadley, A. S., Hatfield, J. H., Henriques, L. M. P., Holbech, L. H., Irving, G. J., Kormann, U. G., Krishnan, M. J., Krügel, M. M., Lasky, J. R., Lawes, M. J., Lees, A. C., Lens, L., Lobo-Araújo, L. W., M’Gonigle, L. K., Mansor, M. S., Manu, S. A., Marini, M. Â., Martensen, A. C., Matthews, T. J., Metzger, J. P., Moore, R., Morante-Filho, J. C., Nameer, P. O., Nor, S. M., Oliveira, H. S., Ribon, R., Ruiz-Gutiérrez, V., Silveira, L. F., Stouffer, P. C., Terborgh, J. W., Uezu, A., Wang, Y., Wethered, R., Yong, D. L. & Peres, C. A., 7 Apr 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 14, 8 p., e2521783123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Inclusive fitness for the conflicted individual
Gardner, A., 13 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Advance Articles, voag059.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on birds and mammals
Oliver, R. Y., Yanco, S. W., Ellis-Soto, D., Jesmer, B. R., Cohen, J., Gao, S., Patchett, R., Avgar, T., Bildstein, K., Bakner, N. W., Barber, D., Barker, K., Barnes, J. G., Bastille-Rousseau, G., Belan, J. L., Benson, J. F., Bêty, J., Beyer, D. E., Bird, D. & Bowersock, N. & 72 others, Boyce, A. J., Carlson, B. S., Casazza, M. L., Chamberlain, M. J., Cherry, M. J., Collier, B. A., Courtemanch, A., Davidson, S. C., DeBloois, D., DeNicola, V., DeSorbo, C. R., Dowler, R. C., Dupont, D., Elbroch, L. M., Elliott, J., Evans, B. A., Ford, W. M., Hancock, D., Hardesty-Moore, M., Hawley, J. E., Jeffress, M. R., Jennings, S., Kauffman, M. J., Kays, R., Kelly, M. J., Kluever, B. M., Lamont, M., LaPoint, S., LaSharr, T. N., Lefebvre, J., Legagneux, P., Loretto, M.-C., Lumpkin, D., Martinez, L. A., Marzluff, J. M., McCauley, D., McDuie, F., Mong, T. W., Monteith, K. L., Mueller, T., Newediuk, L., Ortega, A. C., Ossi, F., Overton, C., Perkins, J. C., Petroelje, T. R., Prugh, L., Sager-Fradkin, K. A., Seer, M., Shawler, A., Skalos, S., Smiley, R. A., Sommefeld, J., Stahler, D. R., Stephenson, J., Stevens, R. D., Svoboda, N. J., Therrien, J.-F., Thomas, P., VanAcker, M., Vander Wal, E., Varland, D., Verzuh, T. L., Wagler, B. L., Warnock, N., Webb, S. L., Williams, C. K., Wilmers, C. C., Wolfson, D. W., Young, J. K., Rutz, C. & Jetz, W., 21 May 2026, In: Science. 392, 100, p. 879-884 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Introduction
Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L., 12 Jan 2026, The evolution of cetacean societies: uncovering the social complexity of whales and dolphins. Croft, D. P., Foote, A. D., Garland, E. C. & King, S. L. (eds.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, p. 1-16 16 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Kin selection in plants
Torices, R., Gardner, A., Gómez, J. M. & Pannell, J. R., 30 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics. 57 (Review in Advance), p. 77-101 25 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Language-like statistical structure arises in learned signalling: evidence from birdsong
Kirby, S., Okanoya, K., Garland, E., Takahasi, M. & Arnon, I., 7 Aug 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 32, aea3015.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Linking species local trends from assemblage monitoring to global extinction risk
Antão, L. H., Moyes, F., Dornelas, M., Blowes, S. A., McGill, B. J., Chow, C. F. Y., Fontrodona-Eslava, A., Magurran, A. E. & Gotelli, N. J., 23 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 5071.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Male mating behaviour is shaped by previous experience of both conspecific and heterospecific females in the seed bug Lygaeus simulans
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

Multispecies analysis of social effects on same-sex sexual behavior challenges mistaken identity hypotheses in insects
Green, T. M. J., Rayner, J. G., Villar, D. A. & Bailey, N. W., 3 Mar 2026, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 123, 9, e2506022123.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Naturally-selected and sexually-selected wing structures synergistically enhance the attractiveness of katydid acoustic signals
Wainwright, J. B., Sarria-S, F. A., Symes, L., Montealegre-Z, F. & Bailey, N. W., Jun 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2072, p. 1-12 12 p., 20260952 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Nest building as a missing piece in biparental care
Sugasawa, S., Ramsay, E., Gallego, D. O. & Healy, S., 10 Jun 2026, In: Biology Letters. 22, 6, 20250767.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

On the role of mating systems: freeing the study of sexual behaviour from bias
Gourevitch, E. H. Z., Green, T. & Shuker, D. M., 1 Jun 2026, In: Animal Behaviour. 236, p. 1-13 13 p., 123591.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Pink Cricket Club: dramatic color change in a neotropical leaf-masquerading katylid (Arota festae, Griffini, 1896)
Wainwright, J. B., Rowe, Z. W., Greenwell, M. P., Cannon, P. G., Bailey, N. W. & Ruxton, G. D., Mar 2026, In: Ecology. 107, 3, p. 1-5 5 p., e70333.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Scientific racism
Lala, K. & Brown, G., 2026, Evolution, culture and human behaviour: a comprehensive introduction for psychology and anthropology students. Boothroyd, L., Rawlings, B., Lew-Levy, S., Birch, Y., Kapitany, R. & Lidborg, L. (eds.). Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Sexual conflict and sexual pleiotropy
Hitchcock, T. J., Gardner, A., Chapman, T. & Perry, J. C., 26 Aug 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2077, p. 1-11 11 p., 20253103 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Skin colour in salamanders is modulated by both epitranscriptomic methylation and gene expression
Strowbridge, N., Vieites, D. R., Ritchie, M. G. & Elmer, K. R., Mar 2026, In: Molecular Ecology. 35, 6, p. 1-14 14 p., e70302.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Testing for cryptic male mate choice in an insect with high mating failure
Balfour, V. L., Abbs, M. M. & Shuker, D. M., 27 Mar 2026, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 80, p. 1-15 15 p., 44.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The diffusion of cooperative and solo bubble net feeding in Canadian Pacific humpback whales
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

The evolution of socially modulated dispersal
Kam, C. I., Ruxton, G. D. & Gardner, A., 7 Nov 2026, In: Journal of Theoretical Biology. 634, p. 1-10 10 p., 112569.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

The more the merrier: the effects of data volume and transfer learning on creating generalisable deep learning PAM detectors
Garrobé Fonollosa, L., Gillespie, D., Stankovic, L., Stankovic, V. & Rendell, L., Oct 2026, In: Marine Mammal Science. 42, 4, p. 1-11 11 p., e70265.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review