Outputs (5)

Nine-spined sticklebacks deploy a hill-climbing social learning strategy. (2009)
Journal Article
Kendal, J., Rendell, L., Pike, T., & Laland, K. (2009). Nine-spined sticklebacks deploy a hill-climbing social learning strategy. Behavioral Ecology, 20(2), 238-244. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp016

Theoretical models on the adaptive advantages of social learning lead to the conclusion that copying cannot be indiscriminate and that individuals should adopt evolved behavioral strategies that dictate the circumstances under which they copy others... Read More about Nine-spined sticklebacks deploy a hill-climbing social learning strategy..

The evolution of social learning rules: Payoff-biased and frequency-dependent biased transmission. (2009)
Journal Article
Kendal, J., Giraldeau, L., & Laland, K. (2009). frequency-dependent biased transmission. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 260(2), 210-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.05.029

Humans and other animals do not use social learning indiscriminately, rather, natural selection has favoured the evolution of social learning rules that make selective use of social learning to acquire relevant information in a changing environment.... Read More about The evolution of social learning rules: Payoff-biased and frequency-dependent biased transmission..

The Evolution of Human Behaviour. (2009)
Other
Kendal, J., Tehrani, J., & Kendal, R. (2009). The Evolution of Human Behaviour

Humans share 95–99% of DNA sequences with chimpanzees, our closest living relative. Yet there are obviously huge differences in behaviour, including our capacity for remarkable technological advances, our development of social institutions and our us... Read More about The Evolution of Human Behaviour..

Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method (2009)
Journal Article
Kendal, R., Kendal, J., Hoppitt, W., & Laland, K. (2009). Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method. PLoS ONE, 4(8), Article e6541. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0006541

Background: Studies of natural animal populations reveal widespread evidence for the diffusion of novel behaviour patterns, and for intra- and inter-population variation in behaviour. However, claims that these are manifestations of animal ‘culture’... Read More about Identifying Social Learning in Animal Populations: A New ‘Option-Bias’ Method.

From Traditional Medicine to Witchcraft: Why Medical Treatments Are Not Always Efficacious (2009)
Journal Article
Tanaka, M., Kendal, J., & Laland, K. (2009). From Traditional Medicine to Witchcraft: Why Medical Treatments Are Not Always Efficacious. PLoS ONE, 4(4), Article e5192. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005192

Complementary medicines, traditional remedies and home cures for medical ailments are used extensively world-wide, representing more than US$60 billion sales in the global market. With serious doubts about the efficacy and safety of many treatments,... Read More about From Traditional Medicine to Witchcraft: Why Medical Treatments Are Not Always Efficacious.