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Aplin, L. M.; Crates, R.; Flack, A.; McGregor, P.: Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation. Philosophical Transactions B 380 (1925), 20240128 (2025)

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Bolcato, S.; Aplin, L. M.: The effect of habitat health and environmental change on cultural diversity and richness in animals. Philosophical Transactions B 380 (1925), 20240141 (2025)

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Chimento, M.; Chan, A. H. H.; Aplin, L. M.; Kano, F.: Peering into the world of wild passerines with 3D-SOCS: Synchronized video capture and posture estimation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2025)

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Klump, B. C.; Walter, D.; Martin, J. M.; Aplin, L. M.: Emergence of a novel drinking innovation in an urban population of sulphur-crested cockatoos, Cacatua galerita. Biology Letters 21 (6), 20250010 (2025)

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Penndorf, J.; Farine, D. R.; Martin, J. M.; Aplin, L. M.: Parrot politics: social decision-making in wild parrots relies on both individual recognition and intrinsic markers. Royal Society Open Science 12 (5), 241542 (2025)

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Smeele, S. Q.; Senar, J. C.; McElreath, M. B.; Aplin, L. M.: The effect of social structure on vocal flexibility in monk parakeets. Royal Society Open Science 12 (5), 241717 (2025)

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Chimento, M.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Aplin, L. M.: Immigrant birds learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes. PLOS Biology 22 (11), e3002699 (2024)

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Chimento, M.; Aplin, L. M.: Understanding the role of naive learners in cultural change. American Naturalist 203 (6), pp. 695 - 712 (2024)

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Chimento, M.; Farine, D. R.: The contribution of movement to social network structure and spreading dynamics under simple and complex transmission. Philosophical Transactions B 379 (1912), 20220524 (2024)

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Fehlmann, G.; Martin, J. M.; Safi, K.; Aplin, L. M.: Wild sulphur-crested cockatoos match human activity rhythms to access food in the urban environment. Urban Ecosystems (2024)

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Klump, B. C.: Tool use promotes dental health. Science 384 (6697), pp. 740 - 741 (2024)

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Smeele, S. Q.; Tyndel, S. A.; Aplin, L. M.; McElreath, M. B.: Multilevel Bayesian analysis of monk parakeet contact calls shows dialects between European cities. Behavioral Ecology 35 (1), arad093 (2024)

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Smeele, S. Q.; Tyndel, S. A.; Klump, B. C.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Aplin, L. M.: callsync: An R package for alignment and analysis of multi-microphone animal recordings. Ecology and Evolution 14 (5), e11384 (2024)

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Wild, S.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Aplin, L. M.: The ontogeny of social networks in wild great tits (Parus major). Behavioral Ecology 35 (2), arae011 (2024)

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Abdu, S.; Eisenring, M.; Zuniga, D.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Schmid, H.; Aplin, L. M.; Brandl, H. B.; Farine, D. R.: The presence of air sac nematodes in passerines and near-passerines in southern Germany. International Journal for Parasitology-Parasites and Wildlife 21, pp. 174 - 178 (2023)

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Christensen, C.; Bracken, A. M.; O'Riain, M. J.; Fehlmann, G.; Holton, M.; Hopkins, P.; King, A. J.; Furtbauer, I.: Quantifying allo-grooming in wild chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) using tri-axial acceleration data and machine learning. Royal Society Open Science 10 (4), 221103 (2023)

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Fehlmann, G.; O'Riain, M. J.; Kerr-Smith, C.; Hailes, S.; Holton, M.; Hopkins, P.; King, A. J.: Using behavioral studies to adapt management decisions and reduce negative interactions between humans and baboons in Cape Town, South Africa. Conservation Science and Practice 5 (7), e12948 (2023)

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Klump, B. C.: Sexy tools: Individual differences in drumming tool shape. Learning & Behavior (2023)

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Ogino, M.; Maldonado-Chaparro, A. A.; Aplin, L. M.; Farine, D. R.: Group-level differences in social network structure remain repeatable after accounting for environmental drivers. Royal Society Open Science 10 (7), 230340 (2023)

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Penndorf, J.; Ewart, K. M.; Klump, B. C.; Martin, J. M.; Aplin, L. M.: Social network analysis reveals context-dependent kin relationships in wild sulphur-crested cockatoos Cacatua galerita. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (1), pp. 171 - 182 (2023)

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Smeele, S. Q.; Senar, J. C.; Aplin, L. M.; McElreath, M. B.: Evidence for vocal signatures and voice-prints in a wild parrot. Royal Society Open Science 10 (10), 230835 (2023)

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Vistalli, S.; Jäger, T.; Aplin, L. M.; Wild, S.: Tits (Paridae sp.) use social information when locating and choosing nest lining material. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 77 (1), 13 (2023)

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Wild, S.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Chimento, M.; Aplin, L. M.: Manipulating actions: A selective two-option device for cognitive experiments in wild animals. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (8), pp. 1509 - 1519 (2023)

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Wild, T. A.; Wikelski, M.; Tyndel, S. A.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Klump, B. C.; Aplin, L. M.; Meboldt, M.; Williams, H. J.: Internet on animals: Wi-Fi-enabled devices provide a solution for big data transmission in biologging. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14 (1), pp. 87 - 192 (2023)

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Abdu, S.; Chimento, M.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Zuniga, D.; Aplin, L. M.; Farine, D. R.; Brandl, H. B.: The performance of field sampling for parasite detection in a wild passerine. Ecology and Evolution 12 (8), e9242 (2022)

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Aplin, L. M.: Culture in birds. Current Biology 32 (20), pp. R1136 - R1140 (2022)

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Bergler, C.; Smeele, S. Q.; Tyndel, S. A.; Barnhill, A.; Ortiz, S. T.; Kalan, A. K.; Cheng, R. X.; Brinklov, S.; Osiecka, A. N.; Tougaard, J. et al.; Jakobsen, F.; Wahlberg, M.; Nöth, E.; Maier, A.; Klump, B. C.: ANIMAL-SPOT enables animal-independent signal detection and classification using deep learning. Scientific Reports 12 (1), 21966 (2022)

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Bracken, A. M.; Christensen, C.; O'Riain, M. J.; Fehlmann, G.; Holton, M. D.; Hopkins, P. W.; Furtbauer, I.; King, A. J.: Socioecology explains individual variation in urban space use in response to management in Cape Chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). International Journal of Primatology 43, pp. 1159 - 1176 (2022)

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Chimento, M.; Barrett, B. J.; Kandler, A.; Aplin, L. M.: Cultural diffusion dynamics depend on behavioural production rules. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289 (1980), 20221001 (2022)

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Dehnen, T.; Papageorgiou, D.; Nyaguthii, B.; Cherono, W.; Penndorf, J.; Boogert, N. J.; Farine, D. R.: Costs dictate strategic investment in dominance interactions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 377 (1845), 20200447 (2022)

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Gruber, T.; Chimento, M.; Aplin, L. M.; Biro, D.: Efficiency fosters cumulative culture across species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 377 (1843), 20200308 (2022)

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Klump, B. C.; Major, R. E.; Farine, D. R.; Martin, J. M.; Aplin, L. M.: Is bin-opening in cockatoos leading to an innovation arms race with humans? Current Biology 32 (17), pp. R910 - R911 (2022)

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Marfurt, S. M.; Allen, S. J.; Bizzozzero, M. R.; Willems, E. P.; King, S. L.; Connor, R. C.; Kopps, A. M.; Wild, S.; Gerber, L.; Wittwer, S. et al.; Krutzen, M.: Association patterns and community structure among female bottlenose dolphins: environmental, genetic and cultural factors. Mammalian Biology 102, pp. 1373 - 1387 (2022)

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Smeele, S. Q.: Using relative brain size as predictor variable: Serious pitfalls and solutions. Ecology and Evolution 12 (9), e9273 (2022)

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Smeele, S. Q.; Conde, D. A.; Baudisch, A.; Bruslund, S.; Iwaniuk, A.; Staerk, J.; Wright, T. F.; Young, A. M.; McElreath, M. B.; Aplin, L. M.: Coevolution of relative brain size and life expectancy in parrots. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 289 (1971), 20212397 (2022)

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Torrez Ortiz, S.; Smeele, S. Q.; Champenois, J.; von Bayern, A. M. P.: Memory for own actions in parrots. Scientific Reports 12 (1), 20561 (2022)

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Wang, D.; Forstmeier, W.; Farine, D. R.; Maldonado-Chaparro, A. A.; Martin, K.; Pei, Y.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Ma, S.; Aplin, L. M. et al.; Kempenaers, B.: Machine learning reveals cryptic dialects that explain mate choice in a songbird. Nature Communications 13, 1630 (2022)

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Wild, S.; Chimento, M.; McMahon, K.; Farine, D. R.; Sheldon, B. C.; Aplin, L. M.: Complex foraging behaviours in wild birds emerge from social learning and recombination of components. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 377 (1843), 20200307 (2022)

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Aplin, L. M.; Major, R. E.; Davis, A.; Martin, J. M.: A citizen science approach reveals long-term social network structure in an urban parrot, Cacatua galerita. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (1), pp. 222 - 232 (2021)

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Brakes, P.; Carroll, E. L.; Dall, S. R. X.; Keith, S. A.; McGregor, P. K.; Mesnick, S. L.; Noad, M. J.; Rendell, L.; Robbins, M. M.; Rutz, C. et al.; Thornton, A.; Whiten, A.; Whiting, M. J.; Aplin, L. M.; Bearhop, S.; Ciucci, P.; Fishlock, V.; Ford, J. K. B.; Notarbartolo di Sciara, G.; Simmonds, M. P.; Spina, F.; Wade, P. R.; Whitehead, H.; Williams, J.; Garland, E. C.: A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1949), 20202718 (2021)

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Cantor, M.; Chimento, M.; Smeele, S. Q.; He, P.; Papageorgiou, D.; Aplin, L. M.; Farine, D. R.: Social network architecture and the tempo of cumulative cultural evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1946), 20203107 (2021)

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Chimento, M.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Aplin, L. M.: Population turnover facilitates cultural selection for efficiency in birds. Current Biology 31 (11), pp. 2477 - 2483.e3 (2021)

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Culina, A.; Adriaensen, F.; Bailey, L. D.; Burgess, M. D.; Charmantier, A.; Cole, E. F.; Eeva, T.; Matthysen, E.; Nater, C. R.; Sheldon, B. C. et al.; Sæther, B.; Vriend, S. J. G.; Zajkova, Z.; Adamík, P.; Aplin, L. M.; Angulo, E.; Artemyev, A.; Barba, E.; Barišić, S.; Belda, E.; Bilgin, C. C.; Bleu, J.; Both, C.; Bouwhuis, S.; Branston, C.; Broggi, J.; Burke, T.; Bushuev, A.; Camacho, C.; Campobello, D.; Canal, D.; Cantarero, A.; Caro, S. P.; Cauchoix, M.; Chaine, A.; Cichon, M.; Ćiković, D.; Cusimano, C. A.; Deimel, C.; Dhondt, A. A.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Doligez, B.; Dominoni, D. M.; Doutrelant, C.; Drobniak, S. M.; Dubiec, A.; Eens, M.; Erikstad, K. E.; Espín, S.; Farine, D. R.; Figuerola, J.; Gülbeyaz, P. K.; Grégoire, A.; Hartley, I. R.; Hau, M.; Hegyi, G.; Hille, S.; Hinde, C. A.; Holtmann, B.; Ilyina, T.; Isaksson, C.; Iserbyt, A.; Ivankina, E.; Kania, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A.; Komdeur, J.; Korsten, P.; Král, M.; Krist, M.; Lambrechts, M.; Lara, C. E.; Leivits, A.; Liker, A.; Lodjak, J.; Mägi, M.; Mainwaring, M. C.; Mänd, R.; Massa, B.; Massemin, S.; Martínez‐Padilla, J.; Mazgajski, T. D.; Mennerat, A.; Moreno, J.; Mouchet, A.; Nakagawa, S.; Nilsson, J.; Nilsson, J.; Norte, A. C.; van Oers, K.; Orell, M.; Potti, J.; Quinn, J. L.; Réale, D.; Reiertsen, T. K.; Rosivall, B.; Russel, A. F.; Rytkönen, S.; Sánchez‐Virosta, P.; Santos, E. S. A.; Schroeder, J.; Senar, J. C.; Seress, G.; Slagsvold, T.; Szulkin, M.; Teplitsky, C.; Tilgar, V.; Tolstoguzov, A.; Török, J.; Valcu, M.; Vatka, E.; Verhulst, S.; Watson, H.; Yuta, T.; Zamora‐Marín, J. M.; Visser, M. E.: Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: The SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (9), pp. 2147 - 2160 (2021)

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Culina, A.; Adriaensen, F.; Bailey, L. D.; Burgess, M. D.; Charmantier, A.; Cole, E. F.; Eeva, T.; Matthysen, E.; Nater, C. R.; Sheldon, B. C. et al.; Sæther, B.; Vriend, S. J. G.; Zajkova, Z.; Adamík, P.; Aplin, L. M.; Angulo, E.; Artemyev, A.; Barba, E.; Barišić, S.; Belda, E.; Bilgin, C. C.; Bleu, J.; Both, C.; Bouwhuis, S.; Branston, C.; Broggi, J.; Burke, T.; Bushuev, A.; Camacho, C.; Campobello, D.; Canal, D.; Cantarero, A.; Caro, S. P.; Cauchoix, M.; Chaine, A.; Cichon, M.; Ćiković, D.; Cusimano, C. A.; Deimel, C.; Dhondt, A. A.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Doligez, B.; Dominoni, D. M.; Doutrelant, C.; Drobniak, S. M.; Dubiec, A.; Eens, M.; Erikstad, K. E.; Espín, S.; Farine, D. R.; Figuerola, J.; Gülbeyaz, P. K.; Grégoire, A.; Hartley, I. R.; Hau, M.; Hegyi, G.; Hille, S.; Hinde, C. A.; Holtmann, B.; Ilyina, T.; Isaksson, C.; Iserbyt, A.; Ivankina, E.; Kania, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A.; Komdeur, J.; Korsten, P.; Král, M.; Krist, M.; Lambrechts, M.; Lara, C. E.; Leivits, A.; Liker, A.; Lodjak, J.; Mägi, M.; Mainwaring, M. C.; Mänd, R.; Massa, B.; Massemin, S.; Martínez‐Padilla, J.; Mazgajski, T. D.; Mennerat, A.; Moreno, J.; Mouchet, A.; Nakagawa, S.; Nilsson, J.; Nilsson, J.; Norte, A. C.; van Oers, K.; Orell, M.; Potti, J.; Quinn, J. L.; Réale, D.; Reiertsen, T. K.; Rosivall, B.; Russel, A. F.; Rytkönen, S.; Sánchez‐Virosta, P.; Santos, E. S. A.; Schroeder, J.; Senar, J. C.; Seress, G.; Slagsvold, T.; Szulkin, M.; Teplitsky, C.; Tilgar, V.; Tolstoguzov, A.; Török, J.; Valcu, M.; Vatka, E.; Verhulst, S.; Watson, H.; Yuta, T.; Zamora‐Marín, J. M.; Visser, M. E.: Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: The SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (9), pp. 2147 - 2160 (2021)

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Fehlmann, G.; O'Riain, M. J.; Furtbauer, I.; King, A. J.: Behavioral causes, ecological consequences, and management challenges associated with wildlife foraging in human-modified landscapes. Bioscience 71 (1), pp. 40 - 54 (2021)

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Gerber, L.; Wittwer, S.; Allen, S. J.; Holmes, K. G.; King, S. L.; Sherwin, W. B.; Wild, S.; Willems, E. P.; Connor, R. C.; Krutzen, M.: Cooperative partner choice in multi-level male dolphin alliances. Scientific Reports 11 (1), 6901 (2021)

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Jones, N. A. R.; Klump, B. C.; Abaurrea, T. M.; Harrower, S.; Marr, C.; Scott, L.; Rendell, L.; Webster, M. M.: Short-range hunters: exploring the function and constraints of water shooting in dwarf gouramis. Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (24), jeb243477 (2021)

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Klump, B. C.; Martin, J. M.; Wild, S.; Hörsch, J. K.; Major, R. E.; Aplin, L. M.: Innovation and geographic spread of a complex foraging culture in an urban parrot. Science 272 (6553), pp. 456 - 460 (2021)

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Klump, B. C.; St Clair, J. J. H.; Rutz, C.: New Caledonian crows keep 'valuable' hooked tools safer than basic non-hooked tools. eLife 10, e64829 (2021)

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Steele, M. P.; Neaves, L. E.; Klump, B. C.; St Clair, J. J. H.; Fernandes, J.; Hequet, V.; Shaw, P.; Hollingsworth, P. M.; Rutz, C.: DNA barcoding identifies cryptic animal tool materials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 (29), e2020699118 (2021)

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