J. A. Firth

Age-specificity in territory quality and spatial structure in a wild bird population

The paper examines spatial age structure in a wild bird population and finds little spatial age structure compared to territory quality and reproductive structure.

Environmental similarity between relatives reduces heritability of reproductive timing in wild great tits

The paper shows that environmental similarity between relatives reduces heritability estimates of reproductive timing in great tits by accounting for shared environments.

Different types of social links contrastingly shape reproductive wellbeing in a multi-level society of wild songbirds

The study examines how different types of social bonds in wild great tits affect reproductive success, finding varying impacts on clutch size, fledgling numbers, and laying dates.

Unravelling effects of fine-scale changes within wild-bird flocks on sociality

This study examines how fine-scale changes in food distribution and social stability affect sociality in wild great tits, finding that resource clustering increases flock size and social centrality.

Social network centrality predicts dietary decisions in a wild bird population

The paper shows that socially central birds are more likely to consume novel foods, suggesting sociality influences dietary decisions in wild populations.

Social learning mechanisms shape transmission pathways through replicate local social networks of wild birds

The paper simulates how different social learning mechanisms affect the spread of behaviors in wild bird networks, showing that social connectivity influences acquisition order depending on the learning rule.

Different helminth parasites show contrasting relationships with age in a wild ungulate

The paper examines age-related changes in helminth parasite infections in wild red deer, finding contrasting trends between strongyle nematodes and liver fluke/tissue worm infections.

Ageing red deer alter their spatial behaviour and become less social

This study shows that older red deer become less socially connected and alter their spatial behavior, indicating age-related changes in social and spatial dynamics in a wild population.

Multiple spatial behaviours govern social network positions in a wild ungulate

The paper uses a 43-year dataset of red deer to show how spatial behaviors and other factors shape social network positions.

Movement and conformity interact to establish local behavioural traditions in animal populations

This study develops a model integrating movement and conformist social learning to show their combined impact on the spread of behavioural traditions in animal populations.