L. M. Aplin

Parrot politics: social decision-making in wild parrots relies on both individual recognition and intrinsic markers

This study investigates social decision-making in sulphur-crested cockatoos, finding they use both individual recognition and weight-based cues in aggressive interactions.

Wild sulphur-crested cockatoos match human activity rhythms to access food in the urban environment

This study shows sulphur-crested cockatoos adjust their foraging times to match human feeding patterns in urban areas, highlighting the importance of green spaces for urban wildlife.

callsync: an R package for alignment and analysis of multi-microphone animal recordings

callsync aligns multi-microphone animal recordings, detects vocalizations, and provides tools for analysis, demonstrating its effectiveness with cockatiel data.

Evidence for vocal signatures and voice-prints in a wild parrot

The paper examines vocal signatures in monk parakeets, finding individual identity in some calls and voice-prints across call types.

Multi-level Bayesian analysis of monk parakeet contact calls shows dialects between European cities

The paper analyzes monk parakeet contact calls across European cities to identify dialects and cultural transmission patterns using a multi-level Bayesian model.

From Data to Theory: Understanding the Role of Naive Learners in Cultural Change

This paper uses a generative model to explore how population turnover and naive learners influence cultural evolution by simulating social transmission and reinforcement learning.

Social network analysis reveals context-dependent kinrelationships in wild sulphur-crested cockatoos, Cacatua galerita

This study uses social network analysis to show that sulphur-crested cockatoos actively prefer to associate with kin, both within and between roosting groups, and exhibit context-dependent interaction rules towards kin.

Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules

This study presents a generative model integrating social transmission and production rules to show how individual-level behavioural rules influence cultural diffusion dynamics and inferential model performance.

Machine learning reveals cryptic dialects that guide mate choice in a songbird

This study uses machine learning to uncover hidden song dialects in zebra finches that influence mate choice, showing cultural transmission drives assortative mating.

Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution

This study simulates cultural trait innovation and diffusion in structured populations to show how social network architecture affects cumulative cultural evolution outcomes.

Spurious inference when comparing networks

The paper shows that improper statistical testing when comparing networks can lead to false positives and suggests using null models to reduce them.

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.

Do Sigmoidal Acquisition Curves Indicate Conformity?

This paper reviews models challenging the use of sigmoidal acquisition curves as evidence for conformist learning, concluding they remain valid under realistic assumptions.